Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table A-34-1. Number and percentage distribution of principal stayers, movers, and leavers, by sector and selected school characteristics in the base year: School year 2008-09

	All school principals						Public school principals						Private school principals
School characteristic	Stayers	Movers		Leavers	Other		Stayers	Movers		Leavers	Other		Stayers	Movers		Leavers		Other
Total, number	93,150	7,060		13,640	3,290		71,440	6,210		10,690	1,570		21,580	830		2,930		1,710
Total, percentage	79.5	6.0		11.6	2.8		79.5	6.9		11.9	1.8		79.8	3.1		10.8		6.3
School classification
Traditional public	79.8	6.9		11.9	1.5		79.8	6.9		11.9	1.5		†	†		†		†
Public charter	72.0	7.7	!	12.8	7.4	!	72.0	7.7	!	12.8	7.4	!	†	†		†		†

School level
Elementary	80.2	6.3		11.0	2.5		80.4	7.0		11.0	1.5		79.7	3.6		10.6		6.1
Secondary	78.2	5.9		13.1	2.8		78.6	6.3		13.1	1.9		74.8	3.0	!	12.9		9.4	!
Combined	78.1	4.5		12.8	4.6		73.4	7.5		15.9	‡		81.6	2.2	!	10.5		5.6

Enrollment size
Less than 300	78.2	5.4		11.8	4.6		78.3	7.4		12.0	2.3	!	78.2	3.1		11.5		7.3
300–499	78.9	7.2		12.0	2.0		77.8	7.7		12.5	2.0		88.1	2.7	!	7.5		1.7	!
500–999	81.7	5.6		11.4	1.3		81.6	5.7		11.5	1.3	!	83.1	4.6		9.7		2.6	!
1,000 or more	81.2	7.0		10.9	0.9	!	80.7	7.3		11.1	0.9	!	92.5	#		‡		‡

Racial/ethnic concentration of students
More than 50 percent White	81.0	5.3		11.3	2.4		81.5	6.1		11.4	1.1		79.8	2.8		11.2		6.2
More than 50 percent Black	72.6	8.0		12.7	6.7		71.5	9.5		12.8	6.3		77.2	‡		12.4		8.2	!
More than 50 percent Hispanic	75.7	8.1		13.7	2.4	!	74.9	8.4		14.4	2.4	!	83.2	5.4	!	8.0	!	‡
Other concentration	79.5	6.6		11.6	2.3		79.4	7.2		12.1	‡		79.8	4.1	!	9.7		6.4	!

Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

0–25 percent	82.1	5.6		11.4	1.0	!	81.9	6.0		11.2	0.9	!	83.4	2.9		12.5		‡
26–50 percent	81.7	6.6		10.4	1.4		81.9	6.7		10.3	1.2	!	78.0	‡		12.4	!	5.2	!
51–75 percent	79.8	6.2		12.0	2.0		79.8	6.4		12.2	1.6	!	79.6	‡		6.9	!	12.4	!
76–100 percent	74.1	8.7		13.7	3.5		74.2	9.1		13.4	3.3	!	72.8	‡		17.7		‡
Missing/school did not participate	77.8	3.7		11.6	6.9		69.3	‡		19.0	‡		79.6	3.1		10.0		7.3

Region
Northeast	79.9	5.1		10.8	4.3		81.2	6.1		11.1	1.6	!	76.7	2.5		10.2		10.6
Midwest	78.9	6.9		11.9	2.4		77.9	7.7		12.3	2.1		82.5	3.9		10.5		3.1	!
South	79.3	6.3		11.9	2.5		79.0	7.2		12.4	1.5	!	80.3	3.3		10.1		6.3
West	80.4	5.3		11.7	2.6		80.8	6.1		11.3	1.8	!	79.0	2.3	!	13.2		5.5

Locale
City	79.6	6.3		11.2	2.9		78.3	7.6		11.4	2.7		82.4	3.3		10.9		3.4
Suburban	82.2	4.8		10.2	2.8		82.0	5.5		10.8	1.8	!	82.7	3.2		8.7		5.4
Town	77.6	5.8		14.3	2.2	!	77.9	6.5		14.0	‡		76.5	2.1	!	16.1		5.4	!
Rural	77.7	7.1		12.2	3.0		78.8	7.9		12.3	1.0	!	72.2	3.0	!	11.7		13.2
# Rounds to zero.
† Not applicable.
! Interpret with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Estimates and percentages for all school principals include BIE school principal rates and therefore public and private school estimates may not add to totals for all schools. Stayers are 2007–08 principals who were principals in the same schools in 2008–09. Movers are 2007-08 principals who were principals in different schools in 2008–09. Leavers are 2007–08 principals who were no longer principals in 2008–09. "Other" includes principals who had left their 2007–08 school, but for whom it was not possible to determine a mover or leaver status in 2008–09. For more information on the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), see supplemental note 3. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Schools with "Other" racial/ethnic concentration are those with more than 50 percent enrollment of a racial/ethnic group other than White, Black, or Hispanic, and schools where no racial ethnic group makes up more than 50 percent of total enrollment. Due to school nonresponse, student racial/ethnic concentration data are missing on 4,890 principals. For more information on race/ethnicity, poverty, region, and locale, see supplemental note 1. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School and Private School Data Files," 2007–08; "Public School Principal Status and Private School Principal Status Data Files," 2008–09.

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