In fiscal year 2009, school funding in Cecil County was $69.9 million. Not until this year has the funding been at that same amount and this doesn’t take into account any adjustments for inflation; that $69.9 million in funding in 2009 would need to be increased to $77.1 million for FY 2015 in order to keep pace with inflation. For FY 2014, Cecil County ranked 21st out of 24 school systems in the state for county funding of education. Read more here http://perryvilleparent.com/2015/01/31/school-funding-cecil-county/