Final 2026-27 special education enrollment numbers — which have been gradually rising in recent years — are not yet known. But the district, which in 2025-26 had 460 special education students, is planning for an additional $800,000 in special education costs this school year. The number of special education students has gradually increased across the region in recent years, mirroring national trends. Those numbers have also been increasing nationally and across Pennsylvania, where there were nearly 350,000 special education students in 2024-25. The average special education tuition rate paid to charter schools in 2020-21 was $28,553 per student, according to PSBA.