"Nice try - federal impact aid should have nothing to do with what counties do."

None of this has anything to do "with what counties do" (and I never implied so). The sheer fact that you are invoking Island County into a discussion of k-12 school district funding suggests to me that you really have no insight as to who or what the actual revenue sources are for K-12 schools.

"Schools are so full that they are putting up modulars to accommodate the influx of Navy family children in the area."

Nice try: years ago Federal Impact Aid came in two flavors: one for capital expenses and one for maintenance and operations. The school districts themselves asked for that to be changed so that ALL Federal Impact Aid is now slated for maintenance and operations upon arrival.

Also, since NO new Federal housing is being created in Oak Harbor, all population expansions in Oak Harbor are being supported by the private sector, which equals...wait for it....automatic increased local property taxes.