I live in Los Angeles County. The area I live in is lower to middle income. About 5 miles west of here is a string of fairly affluent beach cities. In the southwest part of LA here most of the cities are incorporated. The inland schools near me are OK at the elementary level. When it comes to the middle and senior high schools forget it – academically they are poor. Now, the affluent coastal schools are all above average and some border on excellent. So, I deduce from this that the better schools correlate with higher income locales. I seriously question that more money poured into the local school district will produce a better outcome. If the majority of the students aren’t motivated there is not much you can do. it starts in the home not at the school.
John
