Danny asks how the most generously funded district in one of America’s wealthiest cities can possibly be broke. Here’s how. Seattle said yes to $3.8 billion in new school taxes. The budget grew 48% since 2019. Per-pupil spending hit $27k, up 58%, nearly double inflation. And while all that money poured in, the city added kids (up 10% over the decade) while SPS lost 9% of its students. Every levy passed, and the families left anyway. More money, more kids, fewer students. I can’t tell you why families keep walking away. That’s the district’s job, and their own enrollment study blamed demographics, though the census says otherwise. Start there.