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


### Answer
**High-need public secondary school** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 7381l*:

> a secondary school—


(1) in which 40 percent or more of the students attending the school are children from low-income families

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7381l*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 84-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER XIII-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS > Part B-Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Programs > subpart 3-national laboratories centers of excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education**

