Accounting for local, state, and federal spending, most states spend <i>more</i> money per student in their poorest districts than in their most affluent ones: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;12&#x2F;in-23-states-richer-school-districts-get-more-local-funding-than-poorer-districts" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;local&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;12&#x2F;in-2...</a>. In California, the poorest school districts receive almost 14% more money than the richest ones.