The myth of common infrastructure is a common theme in schools. Our own district “regionalized” across three towns to get those infrastructure savings.

They were non-existent.

The reality, in NJ at least, is that a school’s budget will balloon to the maximum size legally allowed, and expand from there forever. On occasions when stupid BOE’s back themselves into a corner, they rook the residents into a referendum to get a zillion dollar bond.

The common theme in public schools is: mandatory funding via taxation, and no accountability at all.