What is it like being an alumni of a school that’s underfunded or neglected? Even if the school is “good” (as in well funded or private), does the learning environment reflect that? Also, the dark side of American schools (shootings) dampens peace of mind for parents since at any given moment some gun wielding individual can storm in murdering those inside (students, teachers, custodians, etc.)
It depends on the neighborhood. The poorer the neighborhood, the worse the schools. The poorer the state, the worse the schools. I don’t think it’s really that much different from any other country in that respect. It’s just that America has extremely high income inequality, so there are a lot of blighted areas with blighted schools.
While what you says it true, beware that some of the worst schools are well funded. The issue isn’t money to schools, it is the people on poor areas don’t value education and teach their kids learning doesn’t matter