Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table A-34-2. Number and percentage distribution of principal stayers, movers, and leavers, by sector and selected principal characteristics in the base year: School year 2008-09

	All school principals							Public school principals							Private school principals
Principal 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
Sex
Male	77.6	6.5		12.6		3.2		77.6	7.5		13.0		1.9		77.7		3.2		11.1		8.0
Female	81.3	5.5		10.7		2.4		81.3	6.4		10.8		1.6		81.6		3.0		10.6		4.8

Age
Under 30	74.4	‡		13.6	!	‡		88.2	‡		‡		‡		61.1		‡		23.6	!	‡
30–39	79.7	8.5		8.6		3.2		81.3	9.6		7.3		1.8	!	72.2		3.5	!	14.5		9.8	!
40–49	83.1	6.3		7.6		3.0		83.4	7.1		7.6		1.9	!	82.1		2.7		7.6		7.6
50–59	79.1	5.6		13.0		2.2		78.8	6.2		13.5		1.5		80.4		3.6		11.2		4.8
60 and over	73.4	3.4		20.0		3.3		66.9	4.1	!	26.7		‡		83.0		2.2		9.9		4.9

Race/ethnicity
White	80.1	5.9		11.6		2.4		80.1	6.8		11.9		1.3		80.4		3.0		10.9		5.7
Black	77.0	6.7		11.4		4.9	!	77.4	7.2		11.3		4.1	!	74.9		4.3	!	11.8	!	9.0	!
Hispanic	79.4	6.1	!	10.8		3.7	!	79.1	6.6	!	11.7		‡		80.9		‡		6.2	!	9.7	!
Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander	70.1	‡		10.2	!	‡		61.7	‡		‡		‡		85.9		‡		‡		#
American Indian/Alaska Native	70.3	‡		16.0	!	‡		74.3	‡		18.0	!	‡		‡		#		#		‡
Two or more races	60.1	‡		26.5	!	‡		66.1	‡		‡		#		45.9	!	#		‡		‡

Highest degree earned¹
Less than bachelor's	69.6	‡		10.8	!	19.2	!	100.0	#		#		#		69.0		‡		11.0	!	19.6	!
Bachelor's	81.8	4.3	!	8.3		5.6		76.8	‡		‡		6.3	!	82.9		3.7	!	8.0		5.4
Postbaccalaureate
Master's	80.3	6.4		11.1		2.2		80.1	7.1		11.2		1.5		80.9		3.2		10.8		5.0
Education specialist or
professional diploma	79.6	6.0		12.5		1.9		79.6	6.3		12.2		1.9		79.4		3.3	!	15.5		‡
Doctoral or first- professional
Doctoral or first- professional	74.8	6.5		15.7		3.0		74.2	7.2		16.5		2.1	!	77.1		3.5	!	12.9		6.5	!

Years of experience as
principal at any school
Less than 3	78.8	8.0		9.7		3.5		80.5	9.5		8.0		2.0		72.9		2.7		15.6		8.8
3–5	81.1	6.4		9.3		3.2		82.2	6.8		9.1		1.8		76.2		4.6		10.1		9.1
6–9	82.0	5.2		10.8		2.0		82.1	5.7		10.8		1.4	!	81.2		3.4		10.5		5.0
10 or more	77.6	4.7		15.3		2.5		74.5	5.6	!	18.2		1.7	!	84.7		2.6		8.5		4.2

Median base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars²	$81,900	$81,600		$81,900		$65,700		$86,000	$81,900		$88,800		$85,800		$51,600		$53,600		$50,300		$38,200
# Rounds to zero.
! 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.
¹ "Less than bachelor's" includes teachers with an associate's degree, those with vocational certificates, and those without a degree. "Education specialist/professional diploma" includes teachers with a certificate of advanced graduate studies. See glossary for the definition and a list of first-professional degrees.
² Median base salary and base salary percentages were calculated in 2009–10 school year constant dollars and adjusted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI). For more information on the CPI, see supplemental note 10.
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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For more information on race/ethnicity, see supplemental note 1. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), see supplemental note 3.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal and Private School Principal Data Files," 2007–08; "Public School Principal Status and Private School Principal Status Data Files," 2008–09.

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