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 ▁ 1 , 1 4 4 ▁students ▁received ▁free ▁or ▁reduced - price ▁l unch es , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁meeting ▁the ▁federal ▁pover ty ▁level . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ▁budget ▁year , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁provided ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁a ▁ 4 . 0 6 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁( BE F ) ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , 0 6 8 , 0 1 7 . ▁Among ▁the ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁in ▁Lanc aster ▁County , ▁the ▁highest ▁increase ▁went ▁to ▁Con est oga ▁Valley ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁got ▁an ▁ 1 8 . 5 1 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁BE F . ▁One ▁hundred ▁fifty ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁the ▁base ▁ 2 % ▁increase . ▁The ▁highest ▁increase ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ▁went ▁to ▁Ken nett ▁Cons olid ated ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Ch ester ▁County ▁which ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 3 .