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​Secondary Career and Technical Education Subsidy

Governo​​​r Shapiro's proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget includes $94,537,0000 for the Secondary Career and Technical Education Subsidy (SCTES).

The formula for the SCTES ​​is described in section 2502.8 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code.

Reimbursement is provided for the following vocational programs: agriculture education, distributive education, health occupations education, ho​​me economics education (gainful), business education, technical education, trade and industrial education, or any other occupational-oriented program approved by the Secretary of Education.

The subsidy is calculated as ​follows:

  • ​Determine the vo​​cational average daily membership (VADM) by: multiplying the average daily membership of students in vocational programs in a career and technology center by 0.2668; multiplying the average daily membership of students in vocational programs in a school district (SD) or charter school by 0.2178.

  • Determine the based ​​earned for reimbursement (BER) using the state median actual instruction expense per weighted average daily membership (AIE/WADM) and the equalized mills (EqM):

    ​BER = State Median AIE/WADM – Highest EqM – SD EqM x $200
                                                                 Highest EqM – Lowest EqM

  • The formula amount equals the lesser of the AIE/WADM or the BER multiplied by the greater of the market value/personal income aid ratio or 0.3750 multiplied by the VADM

  • Beginning in the 2019-20 fiscal year, payments will not be proportionately reduced in accordance with section 2502.8 (f).

  • The following files provide proposed funding allocations for the 2024-25 fiscal year.  The 2023-24 file will be updated in May to reflect updated 2022-23 Average Daily Membership and Actual Instruction Expense.  The data updates will impact allocations moving forward.

2024-2025 Proposed Secondary Career and Technical Education Subsidy (Excel)