Nice try Mike. Using W as an example undercuts your argument that more spending more creates better outcomes. 

My anecdotal experience on this one is my own daughter: As a female and ethnic minority, she graduated #2 in her class at West High, with varsity letters in 3 sports and a max SAT score in math-- she was only accepted to couple Ivy League schools, Harvard and Yale were not among them. I'd call that pretty stringent selection criteria.

I've never advocated for any private school. But I've been a long-time advocate for better student outcomes, regardless of who achieves that; public or private. BTW Private schools actually produce much better outcomes for much LESS money than public schools in Anchorage.

As far as Florida; Low-income Hispanic kids in Florida scored higher on 4th grade NAEP reading score compared to ALL Alaska 4th graders. So you're saying those parents love their kids more?