Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A2.-Percentage of public and private school principals by geographic region,
by sex, race-ethnicity, and age: 1987-88,1990-91, and 1993-94
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Geographic region
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Northeast Midwest South West
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PUBLIC
Total number 13,854 13,705 13,469 22,465 23,124 23,144 25,890 25,838 26,308 15,680 16,223 16,698
Sex
Male 76.7 72.8 68.6 79.4 74.0 71.2 73.6 68.6 62.8 71.4 64.4 59.1
Female 23.3 27.2 31.4 20.6 26.0 28.8 26.4 31.4 37.2 28.6 35.6 40.9
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.9 1.8 1.0 1.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.5 0.3 - - - 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.0 2.6 2.9
Black non-Hispanic 5.5 4.3 8.2 5.4 6.6 8.3 15.9 15.5 15.5 3.7 3.9 5.4
White non-Hispanic 91.3 93.3 89.7 92.8 91.8 89.9 79.6 78.9 78.9 85.1 82.5 80.5
Hispanic 1.7 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.9 3.7 4.2 4.4 7.4 9.9 10.0
Total minority 8.7 6.7 10.3 7.2 8.2 10.1 20.4 21.1 21.1 14.9 17.5 19.5
Age
Under 35 2.9 0.9 0.8 6.1 4.8 3.6 3.9 2.8 2.0 3.8 3.3 2.1
35-39 12.5 6.4 4.9 15.7 11.6 8.9 14.9 11.5 7.7 13.1 10.3 5.9
40-44 20.7 27.9 21.6 21.9 25.1 21.5 24.8 27.8 22.3 23.2 24.1 21.2
45-49 21.7 23.8 33.5 20.1 23.3 30.4 21.3 22.6 32.8 22.2 23.6 31.3
50-54 20.1 21.9 23.1 18.6 18.0 19.7 19.3 18.0 21.8 19.3 20.1 22.5
55 or over 22.1 19.1 16.2 17.6 17.2 15.9 15.9 17.2 13.4 18.3 18.6 17.1
Average age 47.8 48.2 48.4 46.3 46.8 47.2 46.5 47.0 47.5 47.0 47.4 48.0
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See footnote at end of table.
Table A2.-Percentage of public and private school principals by geographic region,
by sex, race-ethnicity, and age: 1987-88,1990-91, and 1993-94(continued)
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Geographic region
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Northeast Midwest South West
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PRIVATE
Total number 6,299 5,272 5,966 7,644 7,462 7,302 6,995 6,115 6,777 4,463 5,031 4,971
Sex
Male 39.9 39.8 39.5 54.4 53.6 51.5 49.0 50.3 50.4 46 49 41.7
Female 60.1 60.2 60.5 45.6 46.4 48.5 51.0 49.7 49.6 54.0 51.0 58.3
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native - - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian/Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black non-Hispanic 3.6 2.4 4.2 2.7 2.3 3.5 3.4 2.2 4.8 2.4 4.1 4.5
White non-Hispanic 94.6 94.6 94 95.5 96.1 93.9 91.4 94.3 92.2 89.2 88.2 88.9
Hispanic 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.9 2.2 4.6 3.2 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.5
Total minority 5.4 5.3 6.0 4.5 3.8 6.1 8.6 5.7 7.8 10.8 11.8 11.1
Age
Under 35 10.0 7.2 5.9 14.9 11.7 13.4 9.3 9.4 8.2 10.9 12.6 9.5
35-39 16.0 13.0 14.6 19.3 13.5 13.8 19.4 15.9 10.0 20.4 18.2 11.9
40-44 20.7 21.7 16.9 21.9 24.5 22.0 22.2 20.1 18.1 19.3 19.9 17.5
45-49 19.0 17.4 20.2 16.6 18.9 18.3 17.3 19.5 22.1 19.5 16.0 17.3
50-54 10.9 15.1 14.7 10.8 14.0 15.5 13.9 13.4 16.0 11.3 12.6 17.7
55 or over 23.3 25.6 27.6 16.4 17.5 17.0 17.9 21.7 25.5 18.6 20.7 26.3
Average age 46.3 48.0 48.0 44.3 45.6 45.3 45.7 46.5 48.0 45.3 45.5 47.5
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-Too few cases for a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Details may not add to 100 percent due to rounding or cell suppression.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and Staffing Survey: 1987-88 (School Administrator Questionnaire),
1990-91 (Public and Private School Administrator Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal Questionnaires).
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