in the 2010-11 budget year, the commonwealth of pennsylvania provided solanco school district a 4.06% increase in basic education funding (bef) for a total of $10,068,017. among the public school districts in lancaster county, the highest increase went to conestoga valley school district which got an 18.51% increase in state bef. one hundred fifty pennsylvania public school districts received the base 2% increase. the highest increase in 2010-11 went to kennett consolidated school district in chester county which received a 23.65% increase in state funding. the state's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where each district received at least the same amount as it received the prior school year, even when enrollment had significantly declined. the amount of increase each school district received was set by governor edward rendell and then secretary of education gerald zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each february. this was the second year of then governor rendell's policy to fund some public school districts at a far greater rate than others.