Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A11. Percentage of public and private school principals by highest degree earned, by school
level,school size,minority enrollment, free-lunch recipients, district size, and community
type: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Highest degree
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Public Private
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Less than Less than
School characteristics Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Ed. Sp./ Doctorate Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Ed. Sp./ Doctorate
prof.dipl. prof.dipl.
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1987-1988
School level
Elementary 0.1 2.6 54.3 34.4 8.6 3.4 26.3 52.2 13.2 4.9
Secondary 0.1 1.2 51.0 37.8 9.9 0.4 12.3 62.6 15.9 8.7
Combined 0.0 5.5 51.3 35.3 8.0 10.0 28.1 44.0 9.1 8.8
School size
Less than 150 12.5 54.5 24.8 7.8 8.7 38.0 41.0 6.6 5.7
150-499 1.7 55.1 36.2 7.0 1.3 14.8 60.7 17.1 6.2
500-749 0.9 52.8 36.6 9.6 2.6 63.3 23.0 10.8
750 or more 0.2 0.4 48.2 37.3 13.9 5.4 58.3 21.8 13.9
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 0.1 2.8 53.6 35.6 7.8 6.1 26.3 50.3 11.0 6.3
20-50% 0.0 2.3 53.5 35.1 9.1 2.7 25.0 49.8 14.6 7.8
More than 50% 1.3 52.3 34.6 11.7 1.2 21.5 55.4 16.6 5.3
Free-lunch recipients
Less than 20% 0.1 2.1 52.7 35.1 9.9 5.6 26.1 50.0 11.8 6.5
20-49% 2.5 54.5 35.1 9.8 0.5 18.4 63.2 15.9 2.0
50% or more 0.2 2.8 52.5 35.8 8.6 3.0 18.7 55.1 15.1 8.1
District size
Less than 1,000 6.9 55.0 32.5 5.4 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
1,000-4,999 2.4 52.6 37.0 7.9 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
5,000-9,999 1.5 54.5 35.8 8.1 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
10,000 or more 0.8 54.0 32.9 12.2 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
Community type
Central city 1.1 55.7 32.1 11.2 3.5 22.9 52.2 13.6 7.9
Urban fringe/large town 0.7 53.0 34.1 12.1 3.3 21.4 54.6 14.1 6.5
Rural/small town 0.2 4.2 52.1 37.9 5.6 9.3 34.6 44.5 7.9 3.7
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See footnotes at end of tables.
Table A11. Percentage of public and private school principals by highest degree earned, by school
level,school size,minority enrollment, free-lunch recipients, district size, and community
type: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continue)
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Highest degree
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Public Private
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Less than Less than
School characteristics Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Ed. Sp./ Doctorate Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Ed. Sp./ Doctorate
prof.dipl. prof.dipl.
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1990-1991
School level
Elementary 0.0 1.8 60.7 28.6 8.9 7.2 27.2 50.6 11.5 3.6
Secondary 1.5 61.2 26.9 10.3 8.9 57.9 17.9 14.9
Combined 2.9 56.6 29.5 10.4 10.3 35.8 35.7 7.7 10.5
School size
Less than 150 8.4 63.9 20.1 7.4 13.9 40.4 32.3 7.9 5.5
150-499 1.2 61.5 29.6 7.8 0.5 16.1 62.8 13.9 6.7
500-749 0.0 0.7 58.8 30.6 9.8 4.7 64.3 20.0 10.6
750 or more 0.0 0.7 58.3 26.5 14.5 0.0 2.5 62.7 13.9 20.8
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 2.4 60.2 28.8 8.6 9.0 27.5 47.7 10.5 5.4
20-50% 0.9 61.5 28.1 9.4 4.2 28.0 45.8 14.0 8.0
More than 50% 0.0 1.3 60.8 26.7 11.2 3.2 27.5 47.8 10.5 11.0
Free-lunch recipients
Less than 20% 1.4 59.8 26.7 12.1 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
20-49% 22.0 61.6 29.5 6.7 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
50% or more 1.6 60.6 28.5 9.3 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
District size
Less than 1,000 5.9 61.9 25.5 6.6 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
1,000-4,999 1.4 59.9 31.6 7.1 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
5,000-9,999 0.0 59.7 29.5 10.7 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
10,000 or more 0.0 0.8 60.7 26.1 12.4 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
Community type
Central city 0.5 60.3 26.0 13.1 3.4 22.7 53.4 12.6 7.9
Urban fringe/largetown 0.0 1.1 60.6 27.1 11.1 4.8 25.1 49.0 13.3 7.9
Rural/small town 2.7 60.7 29.8 6.7 15.1 36.6 38.0 6.8 3.5
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See footnotes at the end of table.
Table A11. Percentage of public and private school principals by highest degree earned, by school
level,school size,minority enrollment, free-lunch recipients, district size, and community
type: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continue)
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Highest degree
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Public Private
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Less than Less than
School characteristics Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Ed. Sp./ Doctorate Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Ed. Sp./ Doctorate
prof.dipl. prof.dipl.
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1993-1994
School level
Elementary 1.5 64.1 25.7 8.6 7.0 26.1 54.2 8.0 4.7
Secondary 0.0 1.2 63.0 25.4 10.3 6.0 67.4 14.0 12.4
Combined 0.0 2.6 60.2 27.8 9.4 14.3 29.4 44.2 6.6 5.4
School size
Less than 150 0.0 7.9 67.5 18.9 5.7 14.9 34.8 37.9 7.2 5.2
150-499 0.8 64.7 26.4 8.0 1.4 15.1 68.4 9.4 5.7
500-749 0.0 0.4 61.8 29.0 8.9 0.7 11.4 71.0 8.1 8.8
750 or more 0.0 0.6 61.6 23.7 14.0 4.2 71.1 9.5 13.3
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 0.0 1.7 63.2 26.9 8.2 9.8 26.3 50.8 7.4 5.7
20-50% 0.0 1.3 63.0 25.5 10.2 7.8 21.5 56.8 8.2 5.7
More than 50% 1.0 65.8 23.2 10.0 3.9 23.1 55.6 11.6 5.7
Free-lunch recipients
Less than 20% 0.0 0.6 62.1 25.4 11.9 0.0 13.6 73.3 7.6 5.5
20-49% 0.0 1.8 64.2 26.4 7.5 4.0 19.1 67.6 8.0 1.3
50% or more 1.4 64.9 26.0 7.7 1.5 31.6 51.8 9.0 6.0
District size
Less than 1,000 4.2 68.1 22.6 5.2 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
1,000-4,999 0.0 1.1 64.1 27.1 7.7 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
5,000-9,999 0.0 2.0 62.7 25.9 9.4 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
10,000 or more 0.0 0.2 61.7 26.2 11.8 (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
Community type
Central city 0.0 0.5 64.8 23.1 11.5 5.4 19.3 59.2 10.1 6.0
Urban fringe/largetown 0.0 1.1 62.1 24.0 12.7 8.4 25.0 50.0 8.8 7.8
Rural/small town 2.1 64.1 27.9 5.9 12.9 32.9 46.5 4.8 2.9
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(a) Item not included on SASS instrument that year.
(*) Item not applicable to private school principals.
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, Public School, and Teacher Demand and Shortage
Questionnaires), 1990-91 (Public and Private School Administrator, Public and Private School,
and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School
Principal, Public and Private School, and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires).
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