Local schools to receive funding boost with new state budget

SHENANDOAH – With the new state budget, local schools will be receiving a financial boost.

The Shenandoah Valley School District, for example, will receive 11.3% more funding from the state this year — an increase of $1,584,559 — according to figures provided by State Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill).

Mahanoy Area will receive $556,174 more, or 4.3%, while North Schuylkill will get $1,284,110, or 8.5%.

The most sizeable increase is in the Hazleton Area School District, which will receive an additional $15,031,624, an increase of 16.5%.

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