For applicant LEAs described in § 222.64(a)(2)(ii) , the Secretary computes average per pupil expenditures (APPE) by dividing the sum of the total current expenditures for the third preceding fiscal year for the identified generally comparable LEAs by the sum of the total ADA of those LEAs for the same fiscal year.
34 C.F.R. §222.75
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)