STATE SUBSIDY

STATE SUBSIDY
Lawrence & amp; Mercer
Pennsylvania has guaranteed its public school districts a 2 percent increase in their basic instructional subsidies in the new school year, which began July 1. Some districts will be getting more, based on a number of variables. A breakdown for local schools shows the new subsidy amounts with last year's subsidy:
2004-052003-04
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Ellwood City Area: $9,650,998 $9,434,587
Laurel: $6,418,893 $6,104,260
Mohawk Area: $8,512,087 $8,319,753
Neshannock Township: $2,688,622 $2,555,854
New Castle Area: $17,238,460 $16,806,825
Shenango Area: $6,194,138 $5,848,390
Union Area: $3,918,092 $3,790,992
Wilmington Area: $4,842,635 $4,747,681
MERCER COUNTY
Commodore Perry: $3,289,548 $3,111,497
Farrell Area: $6,010,219$5,768,100
Greenville Area: $5,148,635 $4,993,921
Grove City Area: $6,881,689 $6,746,754
Hermitage: $4,976,116 $4,878,545
Jamestown Area: $2,551,558 $2,440,741
Lakeview: $5,705,777 $5,494,341
Mercer Area: $4,615,361 $4,524,864
Reynolds: $6,795,922 $6,647,459
Sharon City: $10,707,527 $10,448,793
Sharpsville Area:$4,858,938 $4,547,974
West Middlesex Area:$4,402,235$4,211,974
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education