 The highest increase was given to Kennett Consolidated School District of Chester County which received a 23.655 increase in state funding.This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some public school districts at a far greater rate than others.The amount of increase each Pennsylvania public school district received was determined by then Governor Edward G. Rendell and Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, through the allocation set in the state budget proposal made in February each year.