I don’t have detailed facts to report, but my BIL’s wife taught at a low-income school in Omaha, NE. When her husband came to drop off something at school she introduced him to her kindergarten class as her husband. Those little kids immediately broke out with cries of “Oh, gross! You’re MARRIED?!”
These kids wore designer clothes and had electronics that she could only dream of. Omar Jr (or similar names) had no father named on any birth certificate and though the dad lived with the family they were not married, because as long as the govt didn’t know that Omar Sr was the father of Omar Jr, the family could get necessities from welfare while the dad could buy them all the luxuries. And that was the norm for the kids in her classroom.
I think that addresses your question.
My wife teaches on the wrong side of Tacoma, WA.
Virtually no kid has a Father at home. When there is a married father involved, it is so rare we marvel at it.
Everyone is on welfare. The rates are so high the State threw in the towel and told them to stop checking for who was eligible for free breakfast and lunch.
Everyone gets free (#1) breakfast and lunch at school. Plus SNAP benefits are calculated as if taxpayers are providing free (#2) breakfast and lunch. Yet STILL kids are dropped off by a hungover (drugged?) mother at 10:30 am, and my wife can’t teach a hungry kid, so SHE AND I buy free(#3) food for these late arrives.
I literally buy their breakfast three times.