▁Ne igh bor ing ▁Mu hlen berg ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 2 . 3 1 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁BE F . ▁Reading ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁ 1 3 . 2 9 % ▁increase . ▁In ▁Pennsylvania , ▁ 1 5 ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁increases ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 1 0 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Nin ety ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁a ▁base ▁increase ▁of ▁ 2 % ▁including ▁two ▁districts ▁in ▁Ber ks ▁County . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁to ▁the ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁was ▁$ 3 , 0 1 9 , 6 5 3 . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁increase ▁each ▁school ▁district ▁receives ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁through ▁the ▁allocation ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁budget ▁proposal ▁made ▁in ▁February ▁each ▁year . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Pennsylvania ▁spent ▁$ 7 , 8 2 4 ▁Per ▁P up il ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁This ▁amount ▁increased ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 2 , 0 8 5 ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁district ▁reported ▁that ▁ 3 4 1 ▁students ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁free ▁and ▁reduced - price ▁l unch ▁program ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁family ▁income . ▁ ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁Gr ants ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0