@ujm
I’m not sure if my previous post went through as I got an error message- so here it is again. Apologies if it’s a duplicate.
I’m not either an expert but based on discussions I had with a former supervisor who lived in the outskirts or Queens or on Long Island I believe that it’s true.
He said that the district raised property taxes sky high (with the blessings of the residents) to keep the riff raff from moving in and used the extra money to create public schools that are on par with the most prestigious private schools.