No. The problem isn't that we don't spend enough. It's that the students don't have parents who are raising them to achieve academically and a culture where its not "cool" to be smart. This is a good read on what school is like in one of these schools.
http://martynemko.blogspot.com/2009/06/whi...what-is-it.html
And BTW DC Tom and JA- I agree with this-