▁$ 5 6 , 5 4 3 ▁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 ▁was ▁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 ▁ 3 9 2 ▁students ▁received ▁free ▁or ▁reduced - price ▁l unch es , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁meeting ▁the ▁federal ▁pover ty ▁level . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁state ▁gave ▁a ▁ 2 % ▁increase ▁in ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁to ▁the ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁for ▁$ 3 , 3 5 3 , 6 4 3 . ▁The ▁highest ▁increase ▁in ▁BE F ▁all otted ▁to ▁schools ▁in ▁Ber ks ▁County ▁went ▁to ▁Mu hlen berg ▁School ▁District ▁at ▁ 8 . 1 7 %. ▁In