 In March 2011, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Fiscal Responsibility Task Force released a report which found that consolidating school district administrations with one neighboring district would save the Commonwealth $1.2 billion without forcing the consolidation/closing of any schools.Pennsylvania has one of the highest numbers of public school districts in the nation.In Pennsylvania, 80% of the school districts serve student populations under 5,000, and 40% serve less than 2,000.