 According to a 2009 proposal by Governor Edward Rendell, the excessive administrative overhead dollars could be redirected to improving high school student academic achievement, enriching the curriculum programs or to reducing local property taxes.More than 40 percent of elementary schools and more than 60 percent of secondary schools in western Pennsylvania are projected to experience significant enrollment decreases (15 percent or greater).Pennsylvania Department of Education data shows that from 1999 to 2000 to 2008–09 there has been a 12 percent increase in public school staff even as there was a 1 percent decline in enrollment.