### Question
How is the "eligible school attendance area" defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible school attendance area** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6313* as follows -

> 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 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-HELPING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN MEET HIGH STANDARDS > Part A-Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies > subpart 1-basic program requirements**

