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Education Budget

Summary of State Appropriations for Education

The following file contains a summary of the funding levels for the state education appropriations in Governor Shapiro's proposed 2024-25 Fiscal Year Budget.

2024-25 Proposed Summary of State Education Appropriations​ (Excel)

Basic Education Funding

Governor Shapiro's proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget includes $8,944,444,000 for the Basic Education Funding appropriation. This amount is a $1,072,000,000 (13.62%) increase over the 2023-24 enacted fiscal year appropriation. The proposed budget includes:

  • Increase of $200,000,000 in the student-weighted distribution formula to continue sustained investment in school district basic education programs.
  • Increase of $872,000,000 to provide an adequacy investment for basic education as recommended by the Basic Education Funding Commission.

2024-25 Proposed Basic Education Funding (Excel)

2023-24 Estim​ated Basic Education Funding (Excel)

Special Education Funding

Governor Shapiro's proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget includes $1,436,815,000 for the Special Education appropriation. This amount is a $50,000,000 increase (3.61%) over the 2024-25 fiscal year appropriation.

For the Special Education Funding component, new dollars after the 2013-2014 fiscal year total approximately $383,350,000.

2024-25 Proposed Special Education Funding (Excel)

2023-24 Estimated Special Education Funding (Excel)

The proposed 2024-25 fiscal year Special Education appropriation also includes funding of approximately $105,929,170 for the following components, per Pennsylvania School Code: Special Education Contingency Fund, Core Services funding to Intermediate Units, Institutionalized Children's Program funding, special education for wards of state students, and special education for students placed out of state.

Ready to Learn Block Grant

Governor Shapiro's proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget includes $295,500,000 for the Ready to Learn Block Grant.

2024-25 Proposed Ready ​to Learn Block Grant​ (Excel)

Secondary Career and Technical Education Subsidy

Governor Shapiro's proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget includes approximately $94,537, 000 for the Secondary Career and Technical Education Subsidy.​

Read the narrative description and estimated allocations.​​