The school districts pay a per pupil fee to the tech school each year based on the number of their students attending the tech school. Brownsville borough residents may also apply to attend any of the Commonwealth's 13 public cyber charter schools (in 2015) at no additional cost to the parents. This includes SusQ Cyber Charter School which is locally operated. The resident's public school district is required to pay the charter school and cyber charter school tuition for residents who attend these public schools. The tuition rates for Brownsville Area School District for Elementary School was $7,465.49 and for high school was $8,427.07 in 2014. By Commonwealth law, if the district provides transportation for its own students, then the district must provide transportation to any school that lies within 10 miles of its borders. Residents may also seek admission for their school-aged child to any other public school district. When accepted for admission, the student's parents are responsible for paying an annual tuition fee set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Intermediate Unit #1 provides a wide variety of services to children living in its region which includes Brownsville. Early screening, special education services, speech and hearing therapy, autistic support, preschool classes and many other services are available. Services for children during the preschool years are provided without cost to their families when the child is determined to meet eligibility requirements. Intermediate units receive taxpayer funding: through subsidies paid by member school districts; through direct charges to users for some services; through the successful application for state and federal competitive grants and through private grants. Community members have access to the Brownsville Free Public Library which is headquartered at 100 Seneca Street, Brownsville. Through it all Pennsylvania residents have access to all POWER Library online resources, as well as Ask Here PA a research assistance service.