▁total ▁fund ing ▁of ▁$ 4 5 3 , 9 2 8 . ▁In ▁County ▁the ▁highest ▁award ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁area ▁School ▁District . ▁The ▁highest ▁fund ing ▁state wide ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁City ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁County ▁- ▁$ 9 , 4 0 9 , 0 7 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Class rooms ▁for ▁the ▁Future ▁fund ing ▁was ▁cur ta iled ▁state wide ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁massive ▁state ▁financial ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Stim ulus ▁grant ▁The ▁district ▁received ▁an ▁extra ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁AR RA ▁- ▁Federal ▁Stim ulus ▁money ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁specific ▁programs ▁like ▁special ▁education ▁and ▁meeting ▁the ▁academic ▁needs ▁of ▁low - in come ▁students . ▁The ▁fund ing ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 ▁school ▁years . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁temporary ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing , ▁schools ▁were ▁repeatedly ▁ad vised ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁funds ▁for ▁one - time ▁exp end it ures ▁like ▁acqu iring ▁equipment , ▁making ▁rep airs ▁to ▁buildings , ▁training ▁teachers ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁effective ▁instruction ▁or ▁purch asing ▁books ▁and ▁software . ▁ ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁grant ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁officials ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁grant ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁provided ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁additional ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁to ▁improve ▁student ▁academic ▁achiev ement . ▁Part