10 School Districts Where Parents Pay $500K+ Premiums for Identical Test Scores

Ten Greater Boston school districts charge $500K-$1.4M home price premiums for outcomes that are statistically identical to value districts. Dover-Sherborn ($1.6M, 83.6% college matriculation) performs 1.2 percentage points WORSE than Hopkinton ($700K, 84.8%). Acton-Boxborough ($750K) leads all districts at 86.3% college enrollment. Prestige districts spend 31.5% more per pupil ($5,851 annually) while delivering functionally identical outcomes. The $700K 'prestige premium' is a myth—you're buying richer neighbors, not better schools.