Republicans are considering eliminating the Dept of Education, which accounts for 3% of the federal budget. (They could have first considered defense spending, which is 15% of the federal budget, but Musk and other billionaires are also military contractors.)

The U.S. Department of Education distributes funds through multiple programs to state education departments, which then distribute them to school districts. Title 1 funding is just one line item in the budget and is distributed based on the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. With Title 1 funds, schools can hire additional teachers, purchase equipment, improve literacy programs, etc., so all students benefit.

Below is a list of Title 1 funds for each Beaver County school district. If eliminated, districts would have to find alternative sources of funding or make cuts affecting every child. 

Aliquippa $931,671
Ambridge $723,145
Beaver $201,161
Big Beaver Falls $1,194,847
Blackhawk $310,690
Central Valley $383,280
Freedom $318,459
Hopewell $336,821
Midland $194,476
New Brighton $562,458
Riverside $248,895
Rochester $338,213
South Side $136,380
Western Beaver $138,086

Find all Pennsylvania federal education funding allocations at PA.gov/agencies/education.