For the 2017-18 budget year, Milton Area School Board once again applied for exceptions to exceed the district's Act 1 Index limit due to: escalating teacher pensions costs and rising special education costs. Statewide 356 school districts adopted a resolution to not exceed their Act I index in 2017-18. In 2017-18, all Pennsylvania public school districts were required to make a 32.85% of payroll payment to the teacher's pension fund (PSERS). This was in addition to the 6.2% social security employer match payment and the Medicare match of 1.45%.