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How Much Money Would USC School District Get Under Corbett's Budget?

USC would get an increase. See how much.

Gov. Tom Corbett's budget is out and, of course, everyone wants to know how much their cut of the budget pie will be—especially school districts.

Patch found that Upper St. Clair School District is slated to receive an 8 percent increase from $9.6 million for the 2012-13 school year to $10.5 million for 2013-14 if the governor's proposed budget passes, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's website.

Funding is broken down into six categories. The Pennsylvania Department of Education numbers are in the screenshot above. Here's a little more analysis:

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Increases

Basic Education Funding—from $3,900,422 to $4,060,429, up 4 percent

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School Employees' Social Security—$1,233,780 to $1,267,791, up 3 percent

School Employees' Retirement—$1,902,533 to $2,400,127, up 21 percent

Pupil Transportation—$822,761 to $869,789, up 5.5 percent

Non-Public and Charter School Pupil Transportation—$61,153 to $78,965, up 23 percent

Decrease

Special Education Funding—$1,751,309 to $1,742,552, down 1 percent

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