 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 receives was set by the Governor and the Secretary of Education, as a part of the state budget proposal.According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,978 East Stroudsburg Area School District students received free or reduced-price lunches due to low family income in the 2007–2008 school year.