NYC schools are not funded by property taxes. The city and state fund the DoE and that money is disbursed to schools throughout the district without relationsh

NYC schools are not funded by property taxes. The city and state fund the DoE and that money is disbursed to schools throughout the district without relationship to the geographic source of the funds. PTAs (especially in wealth neighborhoods) also contribute huge amounts of money to their local schools, often even paying for the salary of extra teachers or classroom assistants. NYC schools are terrible for any number other reasons, but the property tax argument does not apply.