▁Among ▁the ▁districts ▁in ▁Pi ke ▁County , ▁the ▁highest ▁increase ▁went ▁to ▁Del aware ▁Valley ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁got ▁a ▁ 7 . 0 3 % ▁increase . ▁One ▁hundred ▁fifty ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁the ▁base ▁ 2 % ▁increase . ▁The ▁highest ▁increase ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ▁went ▁to ▁Ken nett ▁Cons olid ated ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Ch ester ▁County ▁which ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 3 . 6 5 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁hold ▁har ml ess ▁policy ▁regarding ▁state ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁continued ▁where ▁a ▁district ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁as ▁the ▁year ▁before , ▁even ▁where ▁en roll ment ▁had ▁significantly ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁increase ▁each ▁school ▁district ▁receives ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁R end ell ▁and ▁then ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁Ger ald ▁Z ah orch ak , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁budget ▁proposal ▁given ▁each ▁February . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁R end ell ' s ▁policy ▁to ▁fund ▁some ▁districts ▁at ▁a ▁far ▁greater ▁rate ▁than ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ▁budget ▁year , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁provided ▁a ▁ 4 . 1 6 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 4 , 3 2 9 , 5 3 5 . ▁Among ▁the ▁districts ▁in ▁Wayne ▁County , ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁School