▁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 ▁Governor ▁R end ell ' s ▁policy ▁to ▁fund ▁some ▁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 . 6 0 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 2 2 , 2 8 2 , 3 5 0 . ▁Among ▁the ▁districts ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁County , ▁the ▁highest ▁increase ▁went ▁to ▁Wil ming ton ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁got ▁a ▁ 4 . 3 6 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ▁the ▁District ▁received ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁its ▁annual ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁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 ▁increase ▁each ▁school ▁district ▁received ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁G . ▁R end ell ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁Ger ald ▁Z ah orch ak , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁budget ▁proposal . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census