> But what this means is the wealthier localities have more tax revenue and thus better schools. Poorer districts tend to have more industrial properties, so t

> But what this means is the wealthier localities have more tax revenue and thus better schools. Poorer districts tend to have more industrial properties, so they are often better funded than wealthier districts. Especially since most state funding is distributed based on pupil units rather than pupils, and a low-SES student might count as something like 1.5 pupil units. (And a disabled student might count as 2.0 pupil units, etc.)