For the 2010-11 school year, Harrisburg School District received a 2% increase in state basic education funding for a total of $42,942,167. In Dauphin County, the highest increase went to Susquehanna Township School District which received a 15.89% increase in funding. One hundred and fifty school districts in Pennsylvania received the 2% minimum increase. The highest increase in the state was awarded to Kennett Consolidated School District which received a 23.65% increase in state funding. The amount of increase each school district receives is determined by then Governor Edward G. Rendell and the Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak through the allocation made in the budget proposal made in February each year.