...Where the most affluent communities complain the MOST about lack of state aid for schools.Thousands of California teachers face layoffs and school districts statewide are scrambling for survival under the governor's threat of a $4.8-billion cut in education spending.
But not in Laguna Beach.
That's because the four schools in the 2,900-student district are funded primarily by property taxes collected from the affluent community, essentially insulating it from the state's economic emergency.
Districts become basic aid districts automatically under a formula based on their revenue; the status can fluctuate from year to year depending on property values. "Revenue limit" schools, conversely, receive state aid in addition to local property taxes.
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