In 2011–12, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District received a $3,055,698 allocation, of state Basic Education Funding. Additionally, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District received $77,799 in Accountability Block Grant funding. The enacted Pennsylvania state Education budget includes $5,354,629,000 for the 2011–2012 Basic Education Funding appropriation. This amount is a $233,290,000 increase (4.6%) over the enacted State appropriation for 2010–2011. The highest increase in state basic education funding was awarded to Duquesne City School District, which got a 49% increase in state funding for 2011–12. In 2010, the district reported that 381 students received free or reduced-price lunches, due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.