▁state wide ▁by ▁$ 1 2 3 ▁million ▁ ▁to ▁over ▁$ 5 . 5 ▁billion . ▁Most ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 5 0 0 ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ 0 . 9 % ▁to ▁ 4 %. ▁E ight ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁exception ally ▁high ▁fund ing ▁increases ▁of ▁ 1 0 % ▁to ▁ 1 6 %. ▁The ▁highest ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁fund ing ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Austin ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 2 . 5 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing . ▁The ▁state ▁fund ed ▁the ▁P SER S ▁( P en nsylvan ia ▁school ▁employee ▁p ension ▁fund ) ▁with ▁$ 1 , 0 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁Social ▁Security ▁pay ments ▁for ▁school ▁employees ▁of ▁$ 4 9 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁school ▁year , ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁$ 3 , 1 0 8 , 5 2 2 . ▁The ▁Governor ' s ▁Executive ▁Bud get ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 ▁included ▁$ 9 . 3 4 ▁billion ▁for ▁kind erg arten ▁through ▁ 1 2 th ▁grade ▁public ▁education , ▁including ▁$ 5 . 4 ▁billion ▁in ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁$ 4 9 ▁million ▁over ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁budget .