▁Education ▁Department . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁provided ▁$ 1 , 0 2 6 , 8 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁Special ▁Education ▁services . ▁This ▁fund ing ▁is ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁basic ▁education ▁per ▁pup il ▁fund ing , ▁as ▁well ▁as , ▁all ▁other ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁Special ▁Education ▁fund ing ▁system ▁assumes ▁that ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁students ▁receive ▁special ▁education ▁services . ▁It ▁also ▁assumes ▁that ▁each ▁student ' s ▁needs ▁acc r ue ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁costs . ▁The ▁state ▁requires ▁each ▁district ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁three - year ▁special ▁education ▁plan ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁unique ▁needs ▁of ▁its ▁special ▁education ▁students . ▁Over ident ification ▁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 . ▁ ▁The ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁$ 1 , 6 3 0 , 6 6 3 ▁supp lement ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁school ▁year , ▁all ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁fund ing ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁that ▁they ▁received ▁in ▁ 2 0