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不过,富有的学区,通常是不太喜欢有太多的商人在周围晃荡太多的。
他们宁愿多付钱,获得多点“寂寞”和安宁。
在最富有学区学习的孩子,成绩普遍比较优秀。
原因,不仅在于钱多好办事,在于拿钱比较多的老师不得不小心“老老实实”的做好自己的事情,还在于,这些有资格和机会在富有学区学习的孩子,不仅先天的基因有优势(因为他们的父母亲辈也不是靠好吃懒做达到这一步的),而且,小时候的学前教育和来自家庭的言传身教高于普通人一筹,来自家庭的要求和规范,也远高于普通的家庭父母亲所想要达到的。
很多人强调金钱投资对于孩子未来成长的巨大影响力,就此想通过行政手段和“再分配”渠道,来为那些比较贫穷的学区多拉点资金。
这样做的效果大小,至今还是一个争论不休的话题。
话说回来,即使是将最富有学区和最贫穷学区的孩子换一下,我相信,来自最贫穷学区的孩子,也是不可能取得像来自最富有学区孩子同样的业绩的。
也就是说,即使国家向所有的学校都投入同样数量的金钱,那些过去贫穷的学区,其孩子能够成就气候的比例和人数,也会远远低于那些过去富有的学区的孩子能够做到的。
责任和原因,当然还是出在自己的父母亲和先辈身上。
习惯的改变,不是一代人就能够完成的!
也就是说,投资对象的改变,投资的回报效果会非常的不同。
为什么:
有的人天生就是“失败者”,这种失败的必然性,还真的就刻在他们的骨髓里了。
而这种雕刻,实际上就是遗传基因和后天家庭言传身教的结果。
你添加教育经费,可以换掉老师和设备,但是,你是不可能换掉孩子的父母亲的。
而他们给予孩子的影响力,又是学校所不可比的。
根据我几十年的所见所闻,对此感触真的很深。
同样的工作机会,有的人会兢兢业业,做的像模像样。
而有的人就是习惯于吊儿郎当,自己摧毁自己的机会。
这不仅是聪明与愚蠢之差,而且,更重要的还在于习惯和态度的差别。
更多的,当然还是小时候所生活环境不同所获得影响的差异。
这样的人,和这样的人养育的子女,又怎么可能成就气候呢(虽然不是绝对,但是,机会会是微乎其微)。
所以,一个社会,保持一定程度的差距,文化的,经济的,教育的,生活水准的,还是非常必要。
不然,即使是像希腊这样有着古老文明的国家,不也是会被平均化给摧毁掉吗。
注意到,这里的家庭收入(Income)应该是指一个家庭所有收入在支付税款之后的余额,有点像一个家庭这个“企业”的税后价值增加额。
而家庭“工作收入”(Earning),则应该是一个家庭在一年之内的薪水方面的收入,基本上是来自当年的因工作而得的收入。
有些读者对这两个概念有些误解,就此不能接受为什么中间收入17.7万的地区,居然会有52%的家庭工作进账高于20万的“荒唐事”。
我还是觉得,这里附录的英文文章的数据是可信的,而且,应该还是比较新的数据。
而通过谷歌查出的很多数据,很可能只是“陈年老账”而已。
再者,还需注意到,那些贫穷的学区,多是(我只是抽查了几个,全部是)一些边远的小镇,人口很少,基本上还都是白人为主。
也就是一帮被现代经济进步遗忘掉的“老”老美。
而那些富裕的学区,基本上又都是大阔佬们居住的地方,他们之中很多人都是大公司的大头,拿着高薪,住的地方也很优美。
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不过,不论如何,大家讨论和争论时,还是得客客气气,就事论事,以理服人。
就此,大家都有进步的机会,交流才会更有乐趣。
在这里写博客,主要还是为了一个“乐子”而已。
America’sRichestSchool
Districts
June6,2012by247wallst
TheaverageincomeofAmericansdiffersbystate,county,cityandZIPcode,obviously.Ateachlevel,theamountresidentsearneveryyearimpactsavailablegovernmentservices,healthandoverallqualityoflife.Thisisespeciallytruewheneducationisexaminedbyschooldistrict.
24/7WallSt.analyzedCensusdatafrom2006through2010foreachofthemorethan10,000unifiedschooldistrictsintheUnitedStates.Wealthappearstohaveanoutsizedeffectoneducationatthelocallevel.Residentsthatliveinwealthyschooldistrictshaveamongthebestschoolsinthenationbasedongraduationrates,testscoresandindependentratingsofacademicsuccess.Childrenwhoattendtheseschoolsaremorelikelytoearnacollegedegreethanthenationalaverage.Toillustratetheinfluencewealthandpovertyhaveoneducationalattainment,24/7WallSt.examinedthewealthiestandpoorestschooldistrictsinthecountry.
Nearlyallofthewealthiestschooldistrictsarewithina
short
distanceofoneoftherichestcitiesinthecountry.OtherthanonesuburbofPortland,Ore.,allofthe
wealthiestschooldistrictsarecommutertownsofNewYorkCity,locatedineitherFairfieldCounty,Conn.,orWestchesterCounty,N.Y.Thepoorestdistrictsareruralcommunitiesscatteredalloverthecountry,fromOhioandKentuckytoTexasandMississippi.
Comparedtothenationalmedianincome,thefamiliesinthemostwell-offdistrictsareincrediblywealthy.Inthe10richestschooldistricts,medianincomesrangedfrom$175,766to$238,000.Bycomparison,thenationalmedianhouseholdincomefrom2006to2010was$51,914.Amongthe10wealthiestdistricts,between48%and64%earned$200,000.Nationally,only5.4%ofhouseholdsearnedmorethanthat.
Medianincomeinthepoorestschooldistrictswasjustasextreme.Annualmedianincomesinthosedistrictsrangedfrom$16,607to$18,980,wellbelow$22,314,thenationalpovertylineforahouseholdoffour.InSanPerlitaIndependentSchoolDistrictinTexas,oneofthepoorestdistrictsinthecountry,30%ofresidentsearnedlessthan$10,000eachyear.
AccordingtotheNationalCenterofEducationStatistics,allofthe
wealthiestschooldistrictsspendfarmoreperpupilthanthenationalaverage.TheDarien,Conn.,publicschooldistrictspends$15,433perstudentperyear,morethan50%abovetheU.S.averageof$10,591.TheEdgemont,N.Y.,publicschoolspendsmorethan$25,000perstudentannually.Barbourville,Ky.,thepoorestschooldistrict,spendslessthanone-thirdthatamount.
Notsurprisingly,therichestschoolsareconsidered
betterthanthepoorestschools,basedonmeasuresusedbythemediatorankacademicsuccess.Alloftherichestschooldistrictswereincludedinthe2012
U.S.News&
WorldReport
BestHighSchoolslist,exceptforBronxville,whichwasrankedfourthin
Newsweek’sTop20HighSchoolsintheNortheast.
U.S.News
based
itsrankingsonstatetestscoresandcollegereadiness,whileNewsweek’smethodologyincludedgraduationrates,collegeacceptanceandAPexams.Thepoorestschooldistrictsdidnotfareaswell.Onlytwowereincludedinthe
rankings.
Onanationallevel,nearlyhalfofallpropertytaxrevenuegoestopublicschoolfunding.Asaresult,mostdistrictsrelyheavilyonlocalfunding.Intherichestschooldistricts,upto90%oftheschooldistrictbudgetisfromresidents’taxes.Homeownersintheseregionspayanaverageof$18,000inWeston,Conn.to$43,000inBronxville,N.Y.Bronxville’saveragepropertytaxbillaloneismorethantwicethemedianhouseholdincomeofanyofthepoorestschooldistrictsonthislist.Bycomparison,aslittleas6%ofschoolrevenueisgeneratedbylocaltaxesinthepoorestschooldistricts,withstateandfederalfundingmakingupthedifference.
24/7WallSt.usedtheU.S.CensusBureau’sAmericanCommunitySurveyfrom2006to2010tomeasuretheeconomicconditionsofmorethan10,000unifiedschooldistrictsacrosstheUnitedStates.Aftereliminatingthedistrictswithfewerthan10school-agedchildren,thosethatarenotunifiedandthosethatdonotprovideaK-12curriculum,
weidentifiedthe10districtswiththehighestmedianincome
amongresidents
andthe10withthelowestmedianincome.Wealsoconsideredincomedistribution,thepercentageofchildrenlivinginpoverty,medianhomevaluesandthepercentagesofadultsholdinghighschoolandbachelordegreesintheseschooldistricts.FromhousinginformationsiteTrulia,weobtainedacademictestscoresinallofthe
districts.Informationonacademicperformanceforeachdistrictalsowasbasedonthe2012
BestHighSchools,the2012Newsweek
TopHighSchoolsandindividualdistrictwebsites.24/7WallSt.contactedassessor’sofficestoobtainaveragepropertytaxespaidintheseareasandreliedontheNationalCenterofEducationStatisticsforinformationonschoolfunding.
ThesearetherichestschooldistrictsinAmerica.
TheRichestSchoolDistricts
inAmerica
10)DarienSchoolDistrict,Conn.
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Medianhouseholdincome:
$175,766
Pct.householdsearning$200,000+:
52.5%
Pct.householdsearninglessthan$10,000:
1.4%
Expenditureperstudent:
$18,047
Pct.localfunding:
86%
Withamedianincomeof$177,766,theDarienSchoolDistrictisoneofthewealthiestinthecountry.AccordingtoanestimatefromtheDarienAssessor’sOffice,homebuyerscanexpecttopayapproximately
$15,000peryearinpropertytaxes.AccordingtotheNCES,86%ofschoolfundingcomesfrompropertytaxesandotherlocalrevenuesources.Thisallowsthedistricttospend$18,047perstudent,
whichis
morethan$7,000morethanthenationalaverage.Thedistrict’sstudentsregularlyperform
wellonstateexams.Onthe2008-2009ConnecticutAcademicPerformanceTests,closeto100%of10th-grade
studentsfromthedistrictdemonstratedproficiency
inreadingandwriting,whiletheaverageConnecticutschoolhad80%to90%proficiency.
rankedthedistrict’shighschoolseventhinthestateofConnecticut.
9)BronxvilleUnionFreeSchoolDistrict,N.Y.
$178,465
55.6%
1.8%
$27,980
84%
NotonlyismedianhouseholdincomeinBronxvilleanimpressive$178,465,butoverhalfofallhouseholdsearnmorethan$200,000ayear.Theaveragehomeownerpays$43,000inpropertytaxeseachyear,whichthedistrictusestofund84%oftheschoolbudget.Thisyear,
Newsweek
rankedBronxvilleHighSchoolasthefourth-bestpublichighschoolintheNortheast,dueinparttotheschool’s100%graduationandcollegematriculationrates.
8)NewCanaanSchoolDistrict,Conn.
$179,338
54.5%
0.7%
$18,915
87%
TheNewCanaanSchoolDistricthasfiveschoolswithatotalenrollmentof4,136.ThemedianhomesalespriceinNewCanaanhasremainedabove$1millionsince2009,withpropertytaxesof$14,682tomatch.Nearly100%ofthestudentsinthedistricthaveachievedatleastaproficientlevelontheConnecticutAcademicPerformanceTestadministeredtogrades3through10.Becauseofitsamplefunds,theschooldistrictoffersavarietyofclassesnotavailableatmostschools,includingcomputerscienceandjournalism.NewCanaanisranked
asthe15th-bestschoolinConnecticutby
U.S.News.
7)EdgemontUnionFreeSchoolDistrict,N.Y.
$180,042
50.2%
2.2%
$21,825
81%
InEdgemontUnionFreeSchoolDistrict,morethanhalfofallhouseholdsearn$200,000ayearormore.Accordingly,residentsinScarsdale,inwhich
theschooldistrictislocated,payquite
abitinpropertytaxes—$31,000ayearonaverage.Thesehightaxesresulti