▁ 1 5 7 ▁public ▁char ter ▁schools . ▁A ▁student ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁neighbor ing ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁or ▁a ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁student ▁may ▁seek ▁ad mission ▁to ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District . ▁For ▁these ▁cases , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁sets ▁an ▁annual ▁tu ition ▁rate ▁for ▁each ▁school ▁district . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁amount ▁the ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁pays ▁to ▁a ▁char ter ▁school ▁for ▁each ▁resident ▁student ▁that ▁att ends ▁the ▁char ter ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁amount ▁a ▁non res ident ▁student ' s ▁parents ▁must ▁pay ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁district ' s ▁schools . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁tu ition ▁rates ▁are ▁Element ary ▁School ▁- ▁$ 7 , 8 0 2 , ▁High ▁School ▁- ▁$ 8 , 2 0 3 . ▁ ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of : ▁a ▁local ▁earned ▁income ▁tax ▁ 1 . 6 5 %, ▁a ▁property ▁tax , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁transfer ▁tax ▁ 0 . 5 %, ▁couple d ▁with ▁substantial ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁ ▁Interest ▁ear nings ▁on ▁accounts ▁also ▁provide ▁n ont ax ▁income ▁to ▁the ▁district . ▁In ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁p ension ▁income ▁and ▁Social ▁Security ▁income ▁are ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁state ▁personal ▁income ▁tax ▁and ▁local ▁earned ▁income ▁tax , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁personal ▁wealth . ▁The ▁average ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁teacher ▁p ension ▁in