### Question
How is the term high-need school defined?


### Answer
The term **high-need school** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 9832* as the following:

> a secondary school—


(A) with a pervasive need for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages, or for additional Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in such a subject

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 9832*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 78-SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION > SUBCHAPTER I-TEACHER ASSISTANCE > Part B-Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs**

