### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define secondary school?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 7801*, **secondary school** is defined as:

> a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as determined under State law, except that the term does not include any education beyond grade 12

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 7801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER IX-GENERAL PROVISIONS > Part A-Definitions**

