If only that were always true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_plan

In Austin we paid $406 million in state recapture in 2016. That's one third of AISD's budget for the year. That money doesn't come back to us, to be clear. I wouldn't be surprised if something similar were in place in other states.

In addition, I believe the state has plenty of laws that control what each county can do tax-wise, I'm too lazy to find them all right now. My point is that the state matters a lot.

(Note: I'm not saying that I'm against any of this, necessarily.)

Schools are funded through a mix of local, state, and federal funds. And the tax climate definitely does have an impact. Which I why tax heavy states such as NYS, Taxachusetts, and Connecticut do substantially better on standardized tests.