What is happening in California is couples with houses anywhere in the state no longer need three or four bedrooms and the house they bought way back when is worth four or five times as much. So they sell the house, take the profits and move to a state with lower taxes. When they choose a new home in OR, ID, WA , NV, AZ or wherever, they are no longer picky about the quality of the schools, as they will have no children.
California has the FIFTH highest per capita income in the nation. Way, way better than whatever part of Redneckia you are currently infesting.