### Question
How is the term eligible local educational agency defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible local educational agency** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 8512* as the following:

> a local educational agency in which—


(A) not less than 15 percent of the children that reside in the geographic area served by such agency are eligible to be counted under subpart 2 of part A of subchapter I of this chapter

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 8512*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES > SUBCHAPTER XII-SCHOOL FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT**

