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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no special needs here. In proportion to the very elevated taxes we pay in this neighborhood, the quality of education is mediocre plus. 2 out of 4 teachers do the bare minimum. [/quote]

“Bare minimum”, meaning...?

“2 out of 4”. You get those statistics from where?

You don’t pay elevated taxes. You pay the same tax rate everyone else in the district pays. Your house may have a greater value, but the rate doesn’t change.[/quote]

DP.  Yes, the tax rate is the same, but the amount you pay is based on the value of your house and the rate, so OP is in fact paying more in taxes than someone with a house valued at $500,000.  [/quote]

Paying more taxes because your house is valued higher is not the same as paying "elevated taxes".[/quote]

Presumably the house is valued higher in part to the perception of "good schools".  In general, being zoned to a better school results in a housing premium compared to an identical house elsewhere.

I live in a fairly desirable district, but I'm not impressed with the scholastic experience so far.  [b]My kid hasn't learned anything in second grade that they didn't cover in private kindergarten other than some Virginia and Native American history[/b].[/quote]

+1.  [/quote]

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