### Question
Can you define what school-age child poverty rate means?


### Answer
**School-age child poverty rate** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 6661e*:

> the number of children counted under section 6333(c) of this title who are living within the geographic boundaries of the local educational agency, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children aged 5–17 years living within the geographic boundaries of the local educational agency

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6661e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER II-DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM > Part C-Reading and Literacy Grants**

