### Question
What is the definition of eligible school attendance area?


### Answer
The definition of **eligible school attendance area** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 6313*:

> a school attendance area in which the percentage of children from low-income families is at least as high as the percentage of children from low-income families in the local educational agency as a whole

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6313*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-HELPING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN MEET HIGH STANDARDS > Part A-Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies > subpart 1-basic program requirements**

