In 1990, rich districts in both groups of states were spending an average of $ 750 more per year per
pupil than poor districts.
Equity: Arkansas has a positive wealth - neutrality score, meaning that, on average, property - wealthy districts have slightly more revenue
than poor districts do.
Rich districts may choose to spend more than their foundation budget out of locally generated funds, but on average they still spend
less than poor districts do.
Indeed, if anything, the results indicate that the most affluent districts fare
better than the poorest districts, in terms of total funding, when Democrats are in power, although this difference is not statistically significant.
A low - income student enrolling in college is five times as likely to enroll at a top school if s / he comes from a wealthy district
rather than a poor district;
-- In a December report on school efficiency and funding, no clear factors were found between funding, efficiency, and achievement,
other than poor districts require more money.
But what if some portion of the relationship is due to wealthier school districts choosing to tax themselves more
heavily than poorer districts and is not simply attributable to wealth differences?