25 CFR § 39.143 - What is a small high school?

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title: "25 CFR § 39.143 - What is a small high school?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "39.143"
section_name: "What is a small high school?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "39"
part_name: "THE INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 13, 2008; Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 61864, Oct. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
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# 39.143 What is a small high school?

For purposes of this part, a small high school:

(a) Is accredited under 25 U.S.C. 2001(b);

(b) Is staffed with highly qualified teachers;

(c) Operates any combination of grades 9 through 12;

(d) Offers high school diplomas; and

(e) Has an ADM of fewer than 100 students.