6 5 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁hold ▁har ml ess ▁policy ▁regarding ▁state ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁continued ▁where ▁each ▁district ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁as ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁prior ▁school ▁year , ▁even ▁when ▁en roll ment ▁had ▁significantly ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁increase ▁each ▁school ▁district ▁received ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁R end ell ▁and ▁then ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁Ger ald ▁Z ah orch ak , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁budget ▁proposal ▁given ▁each ▁February . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁then ▁Governor ▁R end ell ' s ▁policy ▁to ▁fund ▁some ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁at ▁a ▁far ▁greater ▁rate ▁than ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ▁budget ▁year , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁provided ▁a ▁ 3 . 4 7 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 9 , 6 7 5 , 5 7 2 . ▁Among ▁the ▁districts ▁in ▁Lanc aster ▁County , ▁the ▁highest ▁increase ▁went ▁to ▁Columbia ▁Bor ough ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁got ▁an ▁ 8 . 6 1 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁BE F ▁mon ies . ▁Nin ety ▁school ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 % ▁increase . ▁Mu hlen berg ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Ber ks ▁County ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 2 . 3 1 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁amount ▁of