### Question
What does small local educational agency mean?


### Answer
**Small local educational agency** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 6333*:

> a local educational agency serving an area with a total population of less than 20,000

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6333*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED > Part A-Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies > subpart 2-allocations**

