Butler County school districts will receive a total of $27.4 million from the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

The U.S. Department of Education is allocating $122 billion to school districts throughout the country. The money is meant to be used for districts to combat “impacts of COVID-19 on pre-K through 12 education,” according to the Department of Education.

The money has to be used by 2024.

In Butler County, Butler Area School District received the largest amount of funding at $11.84 million, while Mars Area School District received the least at $1,099,019.

This is a breaking news report — read more in Thursday's Butler Eagle to find out how much money other school districts are receiving.