0 ▁school ▁districts ▁adopted ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁budget . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 ▁school ▁districts ▁that ▁adopted ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁budget , ▁ 2 3 1 ▁adopted ▁real ▁estate ▁tax ▁rates ▁that ▁exceed ed ▁their ▁index . ▁Tax ▁rate ▁increases ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁ 1 9 ▁school ▁districts ▁that ▁adopted ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁budget ▁did ▁not ▁exceed ▁the ▁school ▁district ' s ▁index . ▁Of ▁the ▁districts ▁who ▁sought ▁exceptions : ▁ 2 2 1 ▁used ▁the ▁p ension ▁costs ▁exem ption ▁and ▁ 1 7 1 ▁sought ▁a ▁Special ▁Education ▁costs ▁exem ption . ▁Only ▁ 1 ▁school ▁district ▁sought ▁an ▁exem ption ▁for ▁Non ac ade mic ▁School ▁Const ruction ▁Project , ▁while ▁ 1 ▁sought ▁an ▁exception ▁for ▁Elect oral ▁deb t ▁for ▁school ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁Board ▁applied ▁for ▁two ▁exceptions ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁index ▁for ▁the ▁budget ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁Main ten ance ▁of ▁Selected ▁Re venue ▁S ources ▁and ▁teacher ▁p ension ▁costs . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 ▁school ▁budget , ▁the ▁board ▁applied ▁for ▁an ▁exception ▁to ▁exceed ▁the ▁Index ▁due ▁to ▁special ▁education ▁costs . ▁In ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 1 3 5 ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁bo ards ▁asked ▁to ▁exceed ▁their ▁adjust ed ▁index . ▁Appro val ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁ 1 3 3 ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁ 1 2 8 ▁sought ▁an ▁exception ▁for