Action has been stepped up to fight controversial proposals to clawback more than £8.3m from Cumbria's schools.
The figure is the largest chunk of projected savings totalling £14.1m that local education experts want to make next year.
They face increasing pressure to meet spiralling costs of supporting growing numbers of pupils and young people with special needs.
Under the proposals, every school in the county could suffer an unexpected budget cut of three per cent next year - a combined figure that tops more than £8.3m.
Today the News & Star reveals what each school in the area would stand to lose under the clawback proposal.
A current overspend of £6.4m is being funded from council reserves - a method which can not be sustained.
An online petition has gathered more than 1,000 signatures and a Cumbrian MP wants the government to step in.
Cumbria's schools forum - a panel of local education experts which helps to decide how to share central government schools funding across the area - is extending the consultation period into its plans.
It has emerged that alternative proposals have been put forward since the potential school budget cuts were revealed.
Details of the alternative proposals have not been released however.
Alan Rutter, chairman of the schools forum, wrote to fellow panel members this week: "In order to allow adequate time to for these [alternative] proposals to be modelled and then issued to schools for further consultation, it would seem sensible to suggest an extension to the consultation period."
Consultation with headteachers, governors and school leaders was due to close last Monday (SEPT 26) but will now run until October 14.
Schools forum members meet next week to discuss the new ideas.
A further meeting will be needed after the consultation closes for the forum to table recommendations to Cumbria County Council's cabinet.
Any changes to funding agreed by the ruling cabinet could be implemented as early as January.
Shaun Monaghan, head of Jericho School in Whitehaven, is chairman of Cumbria's Primary Headteachers Association that has more than 200 members.
Mr Monaghan said: "I'm pleased the consultation period has been extended to give colleagues to look at this.
"We've advised our members we should involve as many people as possible in this including local councillors, parents and MPs."
Ring-fenced funding for education is split into three main blocks - early years, schools and high needs.
The dedicated schools block goes directly to individual schools while the high needs block is managed by the county council, which has the statutory duty to provide special needs support.
It is being proposed that more than £8m is transferred from schools to help meet high needs costs.
Cumbria County Council says it has seen an 80 per cent rise in the last two years in the number of requests from schools for assessments of children who are subsequently identified as needing support.
A spokesman for Cumbria County Council said: "It is really important people understand this money is being spent on meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and for no other purpose.
"The issue is that the amount allocated to this from within the overall education budget has not been sufficient to keep up with growing demand, as a result of an increase in the age range that we must support and very significant increases in the number requests from schools for support, hence the budget is overspent.
"An overspend like this is not sustainable so there must be decisions made about how the education budget is allocated."
He added: "This is a difficult issue and we are working closely with the Schools Forum to find the best way forward.
"No decisions have been made and we want to encourage all schools to come forward with their views."
The Kendal Collaborative Partnership of schools has set up an online petition and sent letters to parents asking them to object to the £8.3m clawback.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron also called on government this week to provide up-to-date figures to help calculate the level of high needs funding needed. Latest figures available are from 2013.
Schools and the proposed cuts
All Saints School Cockermouth £21,319
Allonby Primary School Allonby £2,637
Alston Primary School Alston £10,104
Appleby Grammar School Appleby £66,824
Appleby Primary School Appleby £20,159
Arlecdon School Frizington £7,309
Armathwaite Community School Carlisle £8,987
Asby Endowed School Appleby £6,715
Ashfield Infants School Workington £22,180
Ashfield Junior School Workington £30,985
Bassenthwaite Primary School Cockermouth £3,235
Beacon Hill Aspatria £23,742
Beaconside Primary School Penrith £47,403
Beckermet School Whitehaven £10,782
Beckstone Primary School Harrington £39,898
Belle Vue Primary School Carlisle £47,691
Bewcastle School Carlisle £1,743
Bishop Harvey Goodwin SchoolCarlisle £32,568
Blackford School Carlisle £5,750
Blennerhasset School Aspatria £5,870
Bolton School Appleby £6,231
Boltons CoE Primary School Wigton £9,000
Bookwell School Egremont £23,997
Borrowdale School Keswick £6,272
Bowness on Solway Primary School Carlisle £5,990
Braithwaite School Keswick £9,680
Brampton Primary School Brampton £30,924
Bransty School Whitehaven £21,447
Bridekirk Dovenby School Cockermouth £15,666
Brook Street Primary School Carlisle £30,487
Brough School Appleby £7,907
Broughton Moor Primary School £8,258
Broughton Primary School £14,716
Brunswick School Penrith £18,603
Burgh by Sands School Carlisle £11,052
Caldew Lea Primary School Carlisle £32,739
Caldew School Dalston £134,276
Calthwaite School Penrith £9,501
Captain Shaw's School Bootle £3,115
Castle Carrock School Brampton £10,578
Cleator Moor Nursery School Cleator Moor £629
Clifton School Penrith £9,106
Cockermouth School Cockermouth £153,620
Crosby on Eden School Carlisle £11,789
Crosby Ravensworth Penrith £3,594
Crosscanonby St John's School Maryport £6,710
Crosthwaite School Keswick £7,907
Culgaith School Penrith £8,442
Cummersdale School Carlisle £10,913
Cumwhinton School Carlisle £21,347
Dean School Cockermouth £11,149
Dearham School Dearham £28,634
Derwent Vale Primary School Great Clifton £14,604
Distington Community School £14,777
Eaglesfield Paddle School Cockermouth £22,535
Ellenborough& Ewanrigg Infant Maryport £6,230
Energy Coast UTC Lillyhall £48,498
Ennerdale & Kinnisdale School Ennerdale £5,403
Ewanrigg Junior School Maryport £21,068
Fairfield Primary School Cockermouth £39,127
Fell View Primary School Caldbeck £7,549
Fir Ends School Smithfield £12,257
Flimby School £17,252
Frizington Community Primary School £15,159
Gilsland Primary School £5,432
Gosforth School £13,339
Grasslot Infant School Maryport £6,230
Great Corby School Carlisle £9,456
Great Orton Primary School Carlisle £7,384
Greystoke School Penrith £3,115
Hallbankgate School Brampton £6,496
Hayton Primary School Hayton £17,826
Hensingham Primary School Whitehaven £19,879
High Hesket School Carlisle £17,806
Holme Cultram School Abbeytown £4,912
Holme St Cuthbert School Mawbray £8,925
Houghton School Carlisle £17,021
Inglewood Infants School Carlisle £30,291
Inglewood Junior School Carlisle £35,751
Ireby School Wigton £5,271
Irthington School Brampton £9,127
Ivegill School Carlisle £11,187
Jericho Primary School Whitehaven £41,774
Kells Infants School Whitehaven £11,801
Keswick School Keswick £135,899
Kingmoor Junior School Carlisle £31,216
Kingmoor Nursery & Infants School £27,784
Kirkbampton School Carlisle £13,523
Kirkbride School Carlisle £6,829
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School £53,213
Kirkby Stephen Primary School £21,617
Kirkby Thore School Penrith £8,587
Kirkoswald School Penrith £8,314
Lamplugh School £3,354
Lanercost School Brampton £6,721
Langwathby School Penrith £17,704
Lazonby School Penrith £8,865
Lees Hill School Brampton £2,396
Long Marton School Appleby £8,866
Longtown Primary School £22,362
Lorton School Cockermouth £10,358
Lowca School Whitehaven £7,442
Lowther Endowed School Penrith £11,741
Maryport Infants School £9,225
Maryport Junior School £16,944
Milburn School Appleby £479
Millom Infants School £11,106
Millom School £70,504
Monkwray Junior School Whitehaven £16,586
Montreal Primary School Cleator Moor £17,935
Moor Row School £8,985
Moresby Primary School Whitehaven £12,268
Morland School Penrith £10,195
Nelson Thomlinson School Wigton £156,432
Nenthead School Alston £3,972
Netherhall School Maryport £91,364
Netherton Infants School Maryport £10,733
Newlaithes Infants School Carlisle £21,443
Newlaithes Junior School Carlisle £26,786
Newman Catholic School Carlisle £86,751
Newtown School Carlisle £15,627
Norman Street Primary School Carlisle £39,090
North Lakes School Penrith £21,586
Northside School Workington £6,949
Orgill Primary School Egremont £24,219
Orton Primary School Tebay £8,946
Oughterside Foundation School £6,340
Our Lady & St Patrick's School Maryport £22,914
Parkview Nursery School Millom £2,548
Patterdale School Penrith £3,571
Pennine Way Primary School Carlisle £33,865
Penruddock Primary School Penrith £10,064
Petteril Bank Primary School Carlisle £19,151
Plumbland School Aspatria £8,449
Plumpton School Penrith £8,986
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith £89,212
Raughton Head Primary School Carlisle £6,342
Richard Rose Central Academy Carlisle £92,690
Richard Rose Morton Academy Carlisle £85,234
Richmond Hill School Aspatria £20,989
Robert Ferguson School Carlisle £43,211
Rockcliffe School Carlisle £14,022
Rosley School Wigton £7,308
Samuel King's School Alston £12,236
Scotby School Scotby £32,044
Seascale School Whitehaven £15,864
Seaton Academy £23,443
Seaton Junior School £26,257
Shankhill School Hethersgill £6,084
Shap Endowed School £9,356
Silloth Primary School £19,365
Skelton School Penrith £9,344
Solway Community Technology College, Silloth £27,903
St Bede's RC School Carlisle £23,062
St Bees Village School £21,903
St Bega's School Eskdale £3,975
St Begh's Catholic Junior School Whitehaven £34,768
St Benedict's Catholic High School Whitehaven £120,037
St Bridget's Catholic School Egremont £19,980
St Bridget's School Parton, £9,864
St Bridget's School, Brigham £14,018
St Catherine's School Penrith £15,077
St Cuthbert's Catholic Community School Carlisle £14,017
St Cuthbert's RC Wigton £12,921
St Gregory & St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven £24,292
St Gregory's School Workington £28,173
St Herbert's Keswick £29,367
St James' Catholic Primary School Millom £25,973
St James' Infants School Whitehaven £16,110
St James' Junior School Whitehaven £21,196
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Cockermouth £9,840
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Frizington £10,934
St Joseph's School Workington £98,765
St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School Carlisle £25,537
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Workington £20,970
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Whitehaven £24,460
St Matthew's School Westnewton £5,968
St Michael's CoE School Dalston £25,287
St Michael's School Bothel £4,193
St Michael's School Workington £9,901
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Cleator Moor £27,898
St Patrick's Catholic School Workington £24,234
Stainton Primary School Penrith £17,289
Stanwix Primary School Carlisle £46,488
Stoneraise School Carlisle £14,005
Tebay Community Primary School Tebay £4,313
Temple Sowerby School Penrith £7,689
Thomlinson Junior School Wigton £25,727
Thornhill School Egremont £6,122
Threlkeld Primary School £7,787
Thursby School Carlisle £12,401
Thwaites School Millom £7,398
Trinity School Carlisle £190,887
Ullswater Community College Penrith £174,718
Upperby Primary School Carlisle £41,435
Valley Primary School Whitehaven £29,734
Victoria Infant & Nursery Workington £21,380
Victoria Junior School Workington £33,673
Waberthwaite School £8,923
Warcop School Appleby £11,940
Warwick Bridge School Warwick Bridge £14,338
Westfield Nursery & Primary Workington £23,021
Westlakes Academy Egremont £142,763
Whitehaven School £94,028
Wiggonby School Wigton £7,051
Wigton Infant School £20,007
William Howard School Brampton £177,633
Workington Academy £113,304
Wreay School Carlisle £16,265
Yanwath School Penrith £17,276
Yewdale Primary School Carlisle £27,668
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