Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A5.-Percentage of public school principals by percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients
in their schools, by sex, race-ethnicity, and age of principals: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients in schools
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Less than 20% 20-49% 50% or more
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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Sex
Male 79.5 74.9 69.0 76.4 70.7 68.3 66.1 62.7 59.5
Female 20.5 25.1 31.0 23.6 29.3 31.7 33.8 37.3 40.5
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.9 1.5 1.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.0
Black non-Hispanic 3.8 2.6 4.2 5.8 5.6 6.3 22.2 21.5 21.0
White non-Hispanic 93.4 94.4 92.6 90.6 90.6 89.7 67.0 66.6 67.9
Hispanic 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 7.8 9.5 8.9
Total minority 6.6 5.5 7.4 9.4 9.4 10.3 33.0 33.3 32.1
Age
Under 35 3.9 3.3 1.9 5.2 3.7 2.5 3.8 2.4 2.2
35-39 13.7 8.7 6.4 15.4 11.4 8.2 12.9 10.7 6.5
40-44 22.2 26.6 22.4 23.7 25.6 21.6 22.8 26.7 20.8
45-49 22.8 24.6 32.2 20.1 23.5 31.2 20.3 21.1 32.5
50-54 20.5 18.5 23.0 19.0 19.5 21.0 18.2 19.1 22.0
55 or over 16.9 18.2 13.9 16.6 16.1 15.5 22.0 20.0 15.9
Average age 46.9 47.4 47.7 46.3 46.9 47.4 47.4 47.6 47.9
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NOTE: Details may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and
Staffing Survey: 1987-88 (School Administrator and Public School Questionnaires), 1990-91
(Public School Administrator and School Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public School
Principal and School Questionnaires).
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