The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 4.73% increase in Basic Education funding for a total of $5,037,750 to Peters Township School District. The state Basic Education funding to the district in 2008–09 was $4,810,108.28. The district also received supplemental funding for English language learners, Title 1 federal funding for low-income students, for district size, a poverty supplement from the commonwealth and more. Burgettstown Area School District received a 6.45% increase, the highest increase in Washington County for the 2009–10 school year. Among the 500 school districts in Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg School District in Berks County received the highest with a 22.31% increase in funding.