For the 2010–11 school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education allocated Gettysburg Area School District a 2% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $7,443,202. Among Adams County school districts, the highest increase was 9.66% increase given to Conewago Valley School District. One hundred fifty school districts in Pennsylvania received a 2% increase for 2010–11. The highest increase in 2010–11 went to Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County which received a 23.65% increase in state funding. The state's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where each public school district received at least the same amount as it received the prior school year, even when enrollment had significantly declined. The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor Edward Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each February. This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some public school districts at a far greater rate than others. In 2010, the district reported that 1,037 pupils received a free or reduced-price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.