▁million ▁for ▁the ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁grant ▁program . ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁$ 3 4 2 , 1 5 7 ▁in ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁grant ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁state ▁also ▁provided ▁a ▁$ 5 4 4 . 4 ▁million ▁payment ▁for ▁School ▁Emp loy ees ’ ▁Social ▁Security ▁and ▁$ 8 5 6 ▁million ▁for ▁School ▁Emp loy ees ’ ▁Ret irement ▁fund ▁called ▁P SER S . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 , ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁$ 2 1 , 5 0 7 , 2 2 5 ▁allocation , ▁of ▁state ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing . ▁Additionally , ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁$ 3 4 2 , 1 5 8 ▁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