Public school education is a right in this country, courtesy busing is not. Again people here think the public school will suffer but the courtesy busing and the sending of special ed students to more expensive options on the tax payer dime to avoid public school will continue. It will not. In the US basically you are expected to pay for public school education whether you use it or not. Older people without kids in public schools are supposed to pay taxes for it. Choosing not to benefit from public schools is not an excuse not to pay.
Since the state will not bail out either disctict at some point taxes will likley have to be raised. It is unavoidable