[selectodude]

The wealthiest school districts in the country tend to be the worst.

[sitkack]

Could it be that the wealthy in those locations predominately send their children to private schools. Public schools aren't a priority for the super rich.

[s0rce]

Definitely not the case in the Bay Area -- Palo Alto, Piedmont, Orinda are wealthy and have some of the best schools.

[selectodude]

Not wealthy residents. Wealthy school districts. LAUSD spends substantially more than Palo Alto per student.

[aantix]

Citation?

[rayiner]

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-21/news/bs-md-ci-ce...

Out of the top 5, only Montgomery County has a high-income student population.