---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 5347"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
number: "5347"
heading: "Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/25/5347"
units:
  - "Chapter 46 — Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance"
  - "Subchapter II — Contracts with States"
---

# §5347. Reimbursement to school districts for educating non-resident students


Any school district educating [Indian](/usc/25/5304.md?p=d) students who are members of recognized [Indian tribes](/usc/25/5381.md?p=b), who do not normally reside in the State in which such school district is located, and who are residing in Federal boarding facilities for the purposes of attending public schools within such district may, in the discretion of the [Secretary](/usc/25/5381.md?p=a-6) of the Interior, be reimbursed by him for the full per capita costs of educating such [Indian](/usc/25/5304.md?p=d) students.


## Source credit

(Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, § 6, as added Pub. L. 93–638, title II, § 202, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2214.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 457 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.