Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Prfile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A9.-Average salary of public and private school principals, by school level and community
type: 1987-88, 1990-91,and 1993-94
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All Public Private
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School characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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School level
Elementary $36,251 $44,341 $49,337 $40,881 $48,829 $54,161 $19,427 $25,106 $28,779
Secondary 42,984 50,634 55,204 44,562 51,999 56,601 28,736 38,134 43,683
Combined 31,960 38,135 39,732 38,492 46,455 52,825 26,573 31,816 33,634
Community type
Central city 38,077 46,148 50,436 44,741 53,253 58,023 23,248 29,683 34,357
Urban fringe/large town 39,987 49,716 54,745 46,248 56,304 61,810 22,717 29,431 35,186
Rural 34,876 41,839 46,000 37,271 44,272 49,430 18,999 24,604 25,017
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and
Staffing Survey: 1987-88 (School Administrator and Public School Questionnaires), 1990-91 (Public
and Private School Administrator and Public and Private School Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public
and Private School Principal and Public and Private School Questionnaires).