### Question
How does Pupil Funding define high-poverty school?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 6491*, **high-poverty school** is defined as:

> a school that is in the highest 2 quartiles of schools served by a local educational agency, based on the percentage of enrolled students from low-income families

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6491*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED > Part E-Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding**

