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Public choice theory explains about 15 times as much of the variation in spending between districts as does the selfless public official theory. In other words, public school districts spend as much as they can, regardless of local public demand for their services. Is it any wonder that real public school per pupil spending has doubled in the past 30 odd years, without any commensurate improvement in the skills of high-school seniors?