 The amount of increase each school district receives 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 Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1,091 district students received free or reduced-price lunches due to low family income in the 2007–2008 school year.Beginning in 2004-2005, the state launched the Accountability Block Grant school funding.