, 6 7 5 , ▁allocation , ▁of ▁state ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁$ 1 1 7 , 2 4 4 ▁in ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁Grant ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁en act ed ▁Pennsylvania ▁state ▁Education ▁budget ▁included ▁$ 5 , 3 5 4 , 6 2 9 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁appropri ation . ▁This ▁amount ▁is ▁a ▁$ 2 3 3 , 2 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁increase ▁( 4 . 6 %) ▁over ▁the ▁en act ed ▁State ▁appropri ation ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁highest ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Du ques ne ▁City ▁School ▁District , ▁which ▁got ▁a ▁ 4 9 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁fund ing ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁district ▁reported ▁that ▁ 1 , 9 1 4 ▁students ▁received ▁federal ▁free ▁or ▁reduced - price ▁l unch es , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁meeting ▁the ▁federal ▁pover ty ▁level . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 ▁budget ▁year , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁provided ▁a ▁ 6 . 9 4 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 4 , 6 0 5 , 9 3 2 . 5 9 .