Basic Education Funding: Hatboro-Horsham Will Get $4.8M

By KARA SEYMOUR and JUSTIN HEINZE

Governor Tom Wolf has announced his proposal for distributing public education funding, including a district-by-district breakdown.

In 2016-2017, there is a proposed $200 million increase for Basic Education Funding, bringing the total appropriation to $6.13 billion. That's a 3.37 percent increase over 2015-2016, according to information from the governor's office.

But how does it breakdown locally?

The governor's office has shared the data on its website. We have pulled out key elements here. If you want to see the complete spreadsheets, click here.

Here are numbers from some nearby school districts:

Norristown Area School District

Total 2016-17 Basic Education Funding: $12,984,454

Increase From 2015-16: 6.10 percent

Share of $200 million in Basic Education Funding increase: $746,819

Methacton School District

Total 2016-17 Basic Education Funding: $6,858,423

Increase From 2015-16: 2.46 percent

Share of $200 million in Basic Education Funding increase: $164,515

Hatboro-Horsham School District

Total 2016-17 Basic Education Funding: $4,896,840

Increase From 2015-16: 4.68 percent

Share of $200 million in Basic Education Funding increase: $219,108

Lower Merion School District

Total 2016-17 Basic Education Funding: $3,896,740

Increase From 2015-16: 4.76 percent

Share of $200 million in Basic Education Funding increase: $176,934

North Penn School District

Total 2016-17 Basic Education Funding: $10,097,587

Increase From 2015-16: 5.81 percent

Share of $200 million in Basic Education Funding increase: $554,650

Wolf's allocation plans are not supported by Republicans.

While the $30 billion Republican budget became law last week after Wolf decided not to veto or sign it, he vetoed the accompanying fiscal code bill, which directs how the money in the budget is spent.

Republicans say the funding structure is inequitable and the governor cannot override their plans for how the money is distributed.

Republicans say the funding disproportionately favors Philadelphia school district, while leaving many others with less funding than initially proposed under the GOP plan, PennLive.com reports.

Image courtesy Pennsylvania Department of Education.