<p>
</p>
<p>Of course. When I said “rich” kids I was exaggerating slightly, but I was clearly referring to the level of wealth/income in the community, not per pupil expenditure. </p>
<p>Wealthy districts do not have to spend as much money per pupil to get better results for a variety of reasons which I thought would be clear to anyone but perhaps are not.</p>
<p>cobrat, NYC is COMPLETELY different from both Ohio and Texas. Schools are not funded by property taxes there.</p>