Local Educational Agency (LEA)
A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a state for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state, or for a combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a state as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools. (34 CFR 300.18).
Source: U.S. Department of Education
School or school district. Also called LEA. This term is used for deciding tuition charges for secondary school students in F-1 visa status.
Source: U.S. Department of State.
