in the 2009-2010 budget year, the commonwealth of pennsylvania provided a 3.47% increase in basic education funding for a total of $9,675,572. among the districts in lancaster county, the highest increase went to columbia borough school district which got an 8.61% increase in state bef monies. ninety school pennsylvania public school districts received a 2% increase. muhlenberg school district in berks county received a 22.31% increase in state basic education funding in 2009. the amount of increase each school district received was set by governor edward g. rendell and the secretary of education gerald zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal. according to the u.s. census bureau, pennsylvania spent $7,824 per pupil in the year 2000. this amount increased up to $12,085 by the year 2008.