USA: Why are adjacent, and sometimes very wealthy, school districts rated so different in terms of performance?

Question

An example is neighboring districts in rich areas of the country. Example: great neck vs mount sinai.

How can these two be so different in terms of budget etc to achieve such different results?

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Answer 1

Wealth isn’t all that goes into it.

If the two school boards are run by people with different ideologies, or different spending/budgeting habits, or different governance styles, that can make a BIG difference.