### Question
What does high-need school mean?


### Answer
**High-need school** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 6674*:

> a public elementary school, public secondary school, or public charter school that meets one or more of the following criteria:


#### (A) Low-income children


At least 50 percent of the students enrolled in the school were from low-income families (as described in section 6672(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title)

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6674*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER II-PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS > Part C-Innovation for Teacher Quality > subpart 1-transitions to teaching > Division A-Troops-to-Teachers Program**

