il ▁in ▁school ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 - 0 1 . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ' s ▁attend ance ▁area ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁attend ▁one ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 1 5 7 ▁public ▁char ter ▁schools . ▁A ▁student ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁neighbor ing ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁or ▁a ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁student ▁may ▁seek ▁ad mission ▁to ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District . ▁For ▁these ▁cases , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁sets ▁an ▁annual ▁tu ition ▁rate ▁for ▁each ▁school ▁district . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁amount ▁the ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁pays ▁to ▁a ▁char ter ▁school ▁for ▁each ▁resident ▁student ▁that ▁att ends ▁the ▁char ter ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁amount ▁a ▁non res ident ▁student ' s ▁parents ▁must ▁pay ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Anti et am ▁District ' s ▁schools . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁tu ition ▁rates ▁are ▁Element ary ▁School ▁- ▁$ 8 , 8 5 3 . 9 6 , ▁High ▁School ▁- ▁$ 1 0 , 1 1 1 . 3 5 . ▁ ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of : ▁a ▁local ▁income ▁tax ▁ 0 . 5 %, ▁a ▁property ▁tax , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁transfer ▁tax ▁ 0 . 5 %, ▁couple d ▁with ▁substantial ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁Gr ants ▁can ▁provide ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁supp lement ▁school ▁fund ing ▁without ▁raising ▁local ▁tax es .