### Question
Can you define what tribally controlled school means?


### Answer
**Tribally controlled school** is defined as the following in *25 U.S.C. § 2511*:

> a school, operated by a tribe or a tribal organization, enrolling students in kindergarten through grade 12, including preschools, which is not a local educational agency and which is not directly administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 2511*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOL GRANTS**

