Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A6.-Percentage of public and private school principals by school level, by sex, race-ethnicity,
and age: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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School level
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Elementary Secondary Combined
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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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PUBLIC
Sex
Male 69.9 63.5 58.9 90.6 89.0 86.2 79.5 74.4 76.0
Female 30.1 36.5 41.1 9.4 11.0 13.8 20.5 25.6 24.0
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.0 2.1 0.8 1.6
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6
Black non-Hispanic 9.2 9.1 10.8 6.6 6.6 7.3 7.1 7.5 6.3
White non-Hispanic 85.8 85.1 83.0 88.9 88.9 88.2 89.7 88.7 89.1
Hispanic 3.6 4.4 4.5 2.7 2.6 3.2 0.8 2.6 2.4
Total minority 14.2 14.9 17.0 11.0 11.1 11.8 10.3 11.3 10.9
Age
Under 35 4.9 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.3 7.6 5.3 2.7
35-39 14.2 10.2 7.2 13.2 9.6 6.9 17.8 13.4 6.9
40-44 22.0 26.1 22.1 25.5 26.5 21.7 23.3 26.9 19.1
45-49 20.7 22.3 30.9 22.6 26.8 34.6 21.2 20.8 33.8
50-54 19.1 19.2 21.6 20.9 19.0 21.3 17.7 18.4 22.4
55 or over 19.2 18.9 16.0 15.7 15.6 13.2 12.5 15.2 15.1
Average age 46.9 47.4 47.7 46.9 47.1 47.4 45.1 46.2 47.8
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Table A6.-Percentage of public and private school principals by school level, by sex, race-ethnicity,
and age: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continued)
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School level
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Elementary Secondary Combined
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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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PRIVATE
Sex
Male 34.9 34.3 32.3 67.5 71.1 66.0 72.0 73.2 63.9
Female 65.1 65.7 67.7 32.5 28.9 34.0 28.0 26.8 36.1
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native - - - - - - - - -
Asian/Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - -
Black non-Hispanic 3.2 2.9 5.0 1.4 1.7 1.5 2.9 2.2 1.9
White non-Hispanic 93.1 93.8 91.1 89.7 94.3 96.1 93.9 94.8 95.1
Hispanic 2.3 2.1 2.1 6.5 3.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.4
Total minority 6.9 6.2 8.9 10.3 5.7 3.9 6.1 5.2 4.9
Age
Under 35 11.2 9.8 8.5 6.8 4.0 3.4 13.9 15.8 12.9
35-39 17.9 14.5 11.0 15.6 15.3 11.9 22.2 17.0 16.5
40-44 19.7 21.3 18.3 26.7 23.5 21.1 23.4 22.1 18.9
45-49 19.3 16.5 20.0 17.5 21.8 19.9 14.8 18.1 17.9
50-54 11.5 14.0 14.8 14.3 14.7 24.6 10.7 12.6 16.0
55 or over 20.5 24.0 27.4 19.1 20.6 19.1 15.0 14.3 17.8
Average age 45.8 47.0 48.0 46.3 47.4 47.9 43.9 44.2 45.3
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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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