§6335 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§6335 Targeted Grants to Local Educational Agencies

Title 20 › 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 › § 6335

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives targeted grants to local school districts that meet two tests: they must have at least 10 children counted under section 6333(c), and those children must be at least 5 percent of the district’s population aged 5 to 17. If the Secretary figures grants by county, the State education agency must reallocate any county funds to other eligible districts in the State in the same proportion as other grant money. The grant a district gets is the weighted child count multiplied by the per-child amount set in section 6333 (for most States use 6333(a)(1)(B); for Puerto Rico use 6333(a)(4)). The weighted child count is the larger of two calculations. If county data is used, one calculation uses percentage bands (up to 15.00% ×1.0; >15.00–19.00% ×1.75; >19.00–24.20% ×2.5; >24.20–29.20% ×3.25; >29.20% ×4.0) and the other uses numeric bands (up to 2,311 ×1.0; 2,312–7,913 ×1.5; 7,914–23,917 ×2.0; 23,918–93,810 ×2.5; over 93,811 ×3.0). If local agency data is used, the same two-method approach applies with different cutoffs: percentage bands (15.58%, 22.11%, 30.16%, 38.24% with multipliers 1.0, 1.75, 2.5, 3.25, 4.0) and numeric bands (up to 691 ×1.0; 692–2,262 ×1.5; 2,263–7,851 ×2.0; 7,852–35,514 ×2.5; over 35,514 ×3.0). Puerto Rico’s weight cannot exceed its child count times 1.82. Final grant calculations follow the same steps as under section 6333(a)(2) and (3). Each State must receive at least the lesser of 0.35 percent of the total funds or the average of 0.35 percent and 150 percent of the national average grant per child times the State’s total child count.

Title 20, §6335

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(a)(1)A local educational agency in a State is eligible to receive a targeted grant under this section for any fiscal year if—

(A)the number of children in the local educational agency counted under section 6333(c) of this title, before application of the weighted child count described in subsection (c), is at least 10; and

(B)if the number of children counted for grants under section 6333(c) of this title, before application of the weighted child count described in subsection (c), is at least 5 percent of the total number of children aged 5 to 17 years, inclusive, in the school district of the local educational agency.

(2)For any fiscal year for which the Secretary allocates funds under this section on the basis of counties, funds made available as a result of applying this subsection shall be reallocated by the State educational agency to other eligible local educational agencies in the State in proportion to the distribution of other funds under this section.

(b)(1)The amount of the grant that a local educational agency in a State (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) is eligible to receive under this section for any fiscal year shall be the product of—

(A)the weighted child count determined under subsection (c); and

(B)the amount determined under section 6333(a)(1)(B) of this title.

(2)For each fiscal year, the amount of the grant the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is eligible to receive under this section shall be equal to the number of children counted under subsection (c) for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, multiplied by the amount determined in section 6333(a)(4) of this title for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(c)(1)(A)For each fiscal year for which the Secretary uses county population data to calculate grants, the weighted child count used to determine a county’s allocation under this section is the larger of the two amounts determined under subparagraphs (B) and (C).

(B)The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is determined by adding—

(i)the number of children determined under section 6333(c) of this title for that county who constitute not more than 15.00 percent, inclusive, of the county’s total population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;

(ii)the number of such children who constitute more than 15.00 percent, but not more than 19.00 percent, of such population, multiplied by 1.75;

(iii)the number of such children who constitute more than 19.00 percent, but not more than 24.20 percent, of such population, multiplied by 2.5;

(iv)the number of such children who constitute more than 24.20 percent, but not more than 29.20 percent, of such population, multiplied by 3.25; and

(v)the number of such children who constitute more than 29.20 percent of such population, multiplied by 4.0.

(C)The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is determined by adding—

(i)the number of children determined under section 6333(c) of this title who constitute not more than 2,311, inclusive, of the county’s total population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;

(ii)the number of such children between 2,312 and 7,913, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 1.5;

(iii)the number of such children between 7,914 and 23,917, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.0;

(iv)the number of such children between 23,918 and 93,810, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.5; and

(v)the number of such children in excess of 93,811 in such population, multiplied by 3.0.

(D)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the weighting factor for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph shall not be greater than the total number of children counted under section 6333(c) of this title multiplied by 1.82.

(2)(A)For each fiscal year for which the Secretary uses local educational agency data, the weighted child count used to determine a local educational agency’s grant under this section is the larger of the two amounts determined under subparagraphs (B) and (C).

(B)The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is determined by adding—

(i)the number of children determined under section 6333(c) of this title for that local educational agency who constitute not more than 15.58 percent, inclusive, of the agency’s total population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;

(ii)the number of such children who constitute more than 15.58 percent, but not more than 22.11 percent, of such population, multiplied by 1.75;

(iii)the number of such children who constitute more than 22.11 percent, but not more than 30.16 percent, of such population, multiplied by 2.5;

(iv)the number of such children who constitute more than 30.16 percent, but not more than 38.24 percent, of such population, multiplied by 3.25; and

(v)the number of such children who constitute more than 38.24 percent of such population, multiplied by 4.0.

(C)The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is determined by adding—

(i)the number of children determined under section 6333(c) of this title who constitute not more than 691, inclusive, of the agency’s total population aged 5 to 17, inclusive, multiplied by 1.0;

(ii)the number of such children between 692 and 2,262, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 1.5;

(iii)the number of such children between 2,263 and 7,851, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.0;

(iv)the number of such children between 7,852 and 35,514, inclusive, in such population, multiplied by 2.5; and

(v)the number of such children in excess of 35,514 in such population, multiplied by 3.0.

(d)Grant amounts under this section shall be calculated in the same manner as grant amounts are calculated under section 6333(a)(2) and (3) of this title.

(e)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or section 6332 of this title, from the total amount available for any fiscal year to carry out this section, each State shall be allotted at least the lesser of—

(1)0.35 percent of the total amount available to carry out this section; or

(2)the average of—

(A)0.35 percent of the total amount available to carry out this section; and

(B)150 percent of the national average grant under this section per child described in section 6333(c) of this title, without application of a weighting factor, multiplied by the State’s total number of children described in section 6333(c) of this title, without application of a weighting factor.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6335, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1125, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3571, related to targeted grants to local educational agencies, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

§6335 Targeted Grants to Local Educational Agencies

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