Fifty Pennsylvania school districts with high property tax burdens will receive an extra $32 million as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul education funding in the new state budget. The supplements, which range from $50,000 to $5 million, target districts with high local taxes compared to the wealth of their residents. Many of the districts that will receive a supplement are in Allegheny County and the Philadelphia collar counties. State law directs local school boards to use the money to mitigate or prevent property tax increases, supplement existing tax reduction programs or reduce debt. Among the recipients are one district in Bucks County, two in Chester County, seven in Delaware County and five in Montgomery County. View the full list of how much each district will receive at Spotlight PA.
Source: Spotlight PA; 8/14/2024