The Supreme Court ruled that the Richmond County, Georgia board of education did not violate any constitutional rights when it decided to discontinue high-school services for 60 black students in order to provide elementary education for 300 black students. The Richmond County school board still maintained a high school for white students arguing that black students could attend the private schools in the area. The Supreme Court found no violation of the Georgia Constitution, and it was not until Brown v. Board in 1954 that the separate but equal policy was overturned.

De facto segregation of schools still exists today. According to EdBuild’s research, “[r]acially concentrated non-white school districts receive, on average, $2,226 less in funding per student per year than predominantly white school districts, which represents a $23 billion funding gap per year throughout the United States.”