What is one of the issues related to how funding is allocated for public schools? People in wealthy areas tend to choose private schools to send their children to, so public schools in those areas are not fully able to raise enough money through tuition. Lower funded schools do not have the same amount of college educated people in their district, so they are not able to develop as effective of school fundraisers to support their schools. There are fewer people who live in poorer neighborhoods, so the income tax is lower in these areas, which then reduces the amount of funding allocated to the schools. High-poverty areas have lower home values and collect less taxes, so funding for schools is lower in these areas compared to wealthier areas