In State Y, public funding for education is currently restricted to public schools. New legislation has been proposed in State Y's senate that would expand public funding to private schools that do not have a religious affiliation. If state funding for education were to be provided to private schools that have no religious affiliation, most private schools would still be forced to rely on tuition and private donations for support.

The conclusion that most private schools would still rely on tuition and private donors under the new legislation depends on which of the following assumptions?

A) Schools would be able to raise as much money through tuition and donations as they would receive from state funding.
B) Most donors prefer to give money to schools that do not already receive state funding.
C) Most private schools have some religious affiliation.
D) Public schools generally have more money per student than private schools have.
E) A reduction in the amount of money per student in public schools would eventually reduce the proportion of students enrolled in public schools.