The reporter learned from the Ministry of Finance today that in order to accelerate the high -quality and balanced development of compulsory education and the integration of urban and rural areas, the Ministry of Finance has reached 158.2 billion yuan in recent days to guide and support localities to further consolidate and improve urban and rural unifications.It increased by 2.3 billion yuan last year.

Among them, since the spring semester of 2024, the national basic standards for home economic difficulties have been raised. The average elementary school has increased from 1,000 yuan to 1250 yuan, and junior high school has increased from 1250 yuan to 1,500 yuan.50%of the national basic standards for life subsidies.It is expected that more than 20 million students across the country will receive living subsidies.

At the same time, from 2024, increase the consumption and calculation standards for the unit area of rural schools. The middle part of the east is increased from 800 yuan/square meter to 1100 yuan/square meter, and the western region is increased from 900 yuan/square meter to 1200 yuan/square meter.Properly improve the calculation standards such as high -cold and high altitude, and better meet the needs of the vitamin renovation and earthquake resistance reinforcement of rural schools.