[_heimdall]

Yeah its generally paid for specifically with property taxes if I'm not mistaken (that's how my local schools are funded). I take issue with that setup partly because I have little say in how schools are run, though I could run for the school board so at that point my inaction is kind of accepting the status quo.

[sgarland]

Yes, at some point it boils down to “how much do you actually care?” I was in the same position when I lived in Texas; the local school board was insane, but I didn’t care enough (because my kids were in a Montessori school) to do anything about it.