California’s school funding system, overhauled in 2013 to make it more equitable, does not address a growing inequality, a situation felt most sharply in counties that have a combination of rich and poor districts, according to a new study released Monday.
The study, titled “Excess Revenue, Unequal Opportunity,” found that local property tax revenue in dozens of districts has driven per-student funding to $8,000 to $10,000 above that of nearby state-funded districts — and significantly more in a few instances.
The property-wealthy districts have become magnets for teachers. They can offer salaries that are tens of thousands of dollars higher and smaller class sizes than in less competitive districts, many of which have a higher proportion of higher-needs students…