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Fast Facts

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Our School

  • 1850: Year founded as California's first independent school
  • Coed
  • Day school: Grades K-12
  • Regional and international boarding program options: Grades 9-12
  • Head of School: Cecily Stock '77, M.A., J.D.
  • School Mascot: Panther (Name: Paws)
  • 10-24: Range of class size
  • 36% of students pay below the top of the Tuition Index
  • 34% of all students identify as BIPOC and/or AAPI
  • 130 faculty members
  • 76% of faculty hold advanced degrees
  • 53 athletics teams
  • 100%: Staff and faculty participation in San Domenico Annual Fund
  • 100%: Board of Trustees participation in San Domenico Annual Fund
  • 54,107: Average number of food items collected in our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
  • 55,265: Meals provided in partnership with SF-Marin Food Bank; SD is second only to Safeway in donations
  • 30: Captivating performing and visual arts productions each year
  • 6,200: Service learning hours annually contributed by SD students

Kindergarten - Eighth Grade

  • 7:1 Average student-faculty ratio in Grades K-5
  • 10:1 Average student-faculty ratio in Grades 6-8
  • 100% Sustainable school supplies
  • Wellness Team:
    • 2: School Counselors
    • 2: Learning Specialist
    • 1: Full-time Registered Nurse

Upper School (Grades 9-12)

Enrollment

  • 680 students
    • Grades K-8: 340 students
      • Grades K-5: 160 students
      • Grades 6-8: 180 students
    • Grades 9-12: 340 students
      • 210: Day students
      • 130: Boarding students

College Acceptances

  • 80% of our students were accepted at a top 50 nationally ranked University or Liberal Arts College
  • More than $4.6M in merit aid awarded to the Class of 2021
  • SD students matriculate to prestigious "name brand" universities such as UC Berkeley, NYU, Duke, Tufts, and Stanford as well as small, private colleges that are a best-fit for individual growth and success.

Campus

  • 515 acres in San Anselmo, CA, just 35 minutes north of San Francisco
    • Closest coed boarding school to San Francisco
  • One-acre organic garden, kitchen, and outdoor classroom
  • 2,358 solar panels, the largest school installation in the area
  • Music Conservatory:
    • 30 rehearsal studios
    • 300-seat concert hall
    • 25 professional music faculty
  • 3D Lab - 2,000 sq. ft. maker's facility
  • Athletics facilities:
    • State-of-the-art athletic center with fitness center
    • New 12-lane Olympic-size swimming pool
    • Six tennis courts
    • Mountain biking trails
    • 33,000 sq. ft. sustainable turf practice field
  • Digital Media Arts classroom
  • Visual Arts center
  • 118 bus stops throughout San Francisco, the East Bay, and Marin

Accreditation & Membership

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