In the 1973 San Antonio v. Rodriguez case, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states such as Texas

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The Supreme Court ruled that states are not required to subsidize poorer school districts under the equal protection clause. The case involved a challenge to Texas' school funding system, which relied heavily on local property taxes. The plaintiffs argued that this system resulted in unfair disparities in funding between wealthier and poorer school districts, violating the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. However, the Court found that education was not a fundamental right protected by the Constitution, and thus disparities in funding did not violate the equal protection clause.

In the 1973 San Antonio V