For the 2010-11 school year, Susquehanna Township School District received a 15.89% increase in State Basic Education Funding (BEF) for a total of $3,615,584. This was the highest percentage increase awarded to a Dauphin County school district. Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County received the highest increase, in the state, at 23.65% increase in basic education funding for the 2010–11 school year. Fifteen (15) Pennsylvania public school districts received a BEF increase of greater than 10%. The state's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where each district received at least the same amount as it received the prior school year, even when enrollment had significantly declined. The amount each district received was determined by then Governor Edward G. Rendell and Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state's annual budget process. This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some public school districts at a far greater rate than others.