By PATRICK CLOONAN pcloonan@indianagazette.net
Jun 26, 2018
Indiana County school districts all received boosts in state subsidies in the 2018-19 budget approved last week by the General Assembly, House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, said over the weekend.
The 62nd District representative said subsidies range from $17.1 million for Indiana Area to $8.2 million for Homer-Center, while increases ranged from $192,731 (1.6 percent) for Purchase Line to $682,274 (3.9 percent) for Indiana Area.
Other funding increases:
• Blairsville-Saltsburg, $325,499 (2.2 percent) increase to $14.8 million
• Marion Center, $345,151 (2.5 percent) increase to $13.7 million
• United, $226,082 (1.9 percent) increase to $12.1 million
• Purchase Line, $192,731 (1.6 percent) increase to $12.1 million
• Penns Manor Area, $185,590 (1.8 percent) increase to $10.3 million
• Homer-Center, $197,752 (2.4 percent) increase to $8.2 million
Reed said those amounts cover state plans for basic education, special education and Ready-To-Learn Block Grants, and that the budget also provides the state’s share of district Social Security and pension expenses.
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