20 U.S.C. § 7217d - Definitions

(1) Local educational agency 
The term local educational agency means a local educational agency or a consortium of such agencies.

(2) Public school 
The term school">public school means a public elementary school or a public secondary school.

(3) School-age population 
The term school-age population means the population aged 5 through 17.

(4) State 
The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.