True Annual Cost · San Francisco
True annual cost of international schools in San Francisco Updated 2026-04-26 · 17 schools with full cost data · 21 schools indexed
Quick answer
17 international schools in San Francisco have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $39,113 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $40,153 USD — roughly 4% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: Springbridge International School at $21,294 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: Hiba Academy Bay Area at $53,950 USD.
Curriculum mix IB (10) American (9) French (3) German (2)
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first) International schools in San Francisco ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first # School Curriculum Tuition USD Hidden fee % True cost 1 Springbridge International School American $15,394-$23,894 +8% $21,294 2 Bertrand D Hsu American & Chinese Bicultural Academy American $24,000-$24,000 +7% $25,650 3 AEON School — $9,000-$49,800 +3% $30,280 4 Shu Ren International School IB $29,348-$30,950 +3% $31,189 5 German International School of Silicon Valley American, German $28,725-$36,425 +5% $34,135 6 East Bay German International School IB, German $29,200-$37,200 +3% $34,240 7 Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley — $34,650-$34,650 +6% $36,600 8 Escuela Bilingüe Internacional IB $33,150-$41,550 +3% $38,390 9 Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley American, French $36,685-$41,540 +3% $40,153 10 The Quarry Lane School IB $26,718-$52,089 +5% $41,354 11 Lycée Français de San Francisco IB, American, French $35,900-$45,900 +4% $42,460 12 Silicon Valley International School IB $38,470-$46,900 +4% $44,245 13 Chinese American International School American $41,100-$44,300 +4% $44,260 14 La Scuola International School IB $45,150-$48,150 +2% $47,690 15 The International School of San Francisco IB, American, French $41,140-$60,020 +3% $52,140 16 Convent & Stuart Hall IB, American $44,050-$60,220 +3% $53,695 17 Hiba Academy Bay Area — $52,000-$52,000 +4% $53,950
How we calculate true cost The True Annual Cost takes the school's mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.
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