MCDS At A Glance

598 in Grades K-8

• 64% from Marin County 
• 35% from San Francisco
• 1% from East Bay & Sonoma

Overall Student/Faculty Ratio: 8:1

Rigorous academic program, World Languages commence in 3rd grade (Mandarin and Spanish), Art, Drama, Music, Outdoor Education, Physical Education and Interscholastic Sports

35 acres; next to Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve and San Francisco Bay, 40 Classrooms, Science Laboratories, Learning Resource Center (Library, Technology, Student Support Services), Music and Art Rooms, Performing Arts Auditorium, Marine Science Dock, Gymnasium, PE Pavilion, Multi-Purpose Rooms, Tutoring/Practice Rooms, MCDS/PM and ASAP Headquarters, Athletic Fields, Gardens, Greenhouse, Chicken Coop, Orchard

$1,000-$42,980 (including cost of instruction, books and educational materials, lunch, outdoor education, field trips, laboratory fees, yearbooks and athletic uniforms)

The budget for Indexed Tuition is $4.3 million

21% of families pay below the top of the tuition index

$29 million

$31 million

25,000 hours in 2019-20*

*Parent/guardian volunteer hours are reflected in the 2019-2020 school year. Due to safety protocols related to COVID-19, parent/guardian volunteer hours were limited in 2020-22.

Twenty-three elected Trustees. The Family Association President and immediate past Family Association President serve ex officio with voting rights.

California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)

Association of Bay Area Development Officers (ABADO)

Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP)

Association for Supervision of Curricular Development (ASCD)

Bay Area Directors of Admission (BADA)

Bay Area Independent School Heads Association (BAISHA)

Breakthrough San Francisco

California Advancement Professionals in Schools (CAPS)

California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)

California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC)

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

Elementary Schools Research Collaborative (ESRC)

Independent School Business Officers Association (ISBOA)

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

National Business Officers Association (NBOA)

Next Generation Scholars

Our Family Coalition

People of Color in Independent Schools (POCIS)

Schools Mentoring and Resource Team (SMART)