Property taxes might be the same but money available for the school can change dramatically when kids of rich parents attend because of PTA fund raising.<p>In California schools are poorly funded but some public schools manage to raise thousands of dollars per student through the PTA. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfpublicpress.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2014-02&#x2F;how-budget-cuts-and-PTA-fundraising-undermined-equity-in-san-francisco-public-schools" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfpublicpress.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2014-02&#x2F;how-budget-cuts-and-PT...</a>