I think these numbers could easily change, but nobody lets the truth out.
The truth, being, that some of the worst school districts in the nation (DC being a good example) have horrible performance.
The ugly truth: Bad schools are bad, because they’re filled with bad kids. Kids who are bad students because their parents are worthless slobs who place zero value on education. The kids themselves just don’t give a sh*t about school, and NO amount of money will change that.
Yep, places like Newark and DC spend five figures PER PUPIL, yet when you work with sh-t, you get sh-t. You could spend $100K per pupil, and not get better results.