▁costs . ▁The ▁state ▁requires ▁each ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁and ▁char ter ▁school ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁three - year ▁special ▁education ▁plan ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁unique ▁needs ▁of ▁its ▁special ▁education ▁students . ▁Over ▁identification ▁of ▁students , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁state ▁fund ing , ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁Some ▁districts ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁receiving ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁while ▁others ▁have ▁ 1 0 % ▁supported ▁through ▁special ▁education . ▁ ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁$ 4 9 5 , 7 9 7 ▁supp lement ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁school ▁years , ▁all ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁fund ing ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁that ▁they ▁received ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 . ▁This ▁level ▁fund ing ▁is ▁provided ▁regardless ▁of ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pup ils ▁who ▁need ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁and ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁services ▁the ▁respective ▁students ▁required . ▁ ▁G ift ed ▁education ▁The ▁District ▁Administration ▁reported ▁that ▁ 2 8 ▁or ▁ 2 . 6 4 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁were ▁gift ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁gift ed ▁students ▁reported ▁among ▁all ▁ 5 0 0 ▁school ▁districts ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁public ▁char ter ▁schools ▁in