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I remain skeptical of that part. There are, however, plenty of cities in the US where the school district boundaries are drawn very precisely to enable the impo

I remain skeptical of that part. There are, however, plenty of cities in the US where the school district boundaries are drawn very precisely to enable the imposition of property taxes that support the schools. It becomes a sort of private-public school, in the sense that all the homeowners in the district pay extra and those schools have sports teams and labs and orchestra and field trips that the kids on the other side of the line can only dream of. (This is impossible in California, however, because the property taxes are set at the county level and school districts have no control over their own funding.)

toasterlovin 8y ago
Having grown up in Los Angeles, I can tell you that the best schools there are also in the wealthy neighborhoods, despite the funding issue you mention not applying in California. And that's because the children of wealthy people have the genetics and culture to do well in school.
anonymouskimmer 8y ago
"This is impossible in California, however" Oh no it's not. Plenty of rich neighborhoods in California have, or have tried, to split out their own district from the larger, more heterogenous district.