Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A12.Percentage of public and private school principals by highest degree earned, by
race-ethnicity and sex: 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 Ed. Sp./ Less than Ed. Sp./
Principal characteristics Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Prof. Doctorate Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's Prof. Doctorate
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1987-88
Total 0.1 2.4 53.4 35.1 8.9 4.7 25.7 51.0 12.2 6.4
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 50.8 35.2 12.9 78.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.3 51.5 34.1 12.1 31.5 38.0 8.7 12.6
Black non-Hispanic 51.1 37.2 11.5 23.0 55.7 8.7 12.3
White non-Hispanic 2.6 53.6 35.1 8.5 4.8 25.5 50.9 12.5 6.2
Hispanic 4.3 54.5 30.4 10.8 35.8 51.4 2.1
Sex
Male 1.9 55.6 34.3 8.2 5.2 26.2 49.6 9.8 9.2
Female 4.1 46.5 37.8 11.3 4.3 25.2 52.3 14.4 3.8
1990-91
Total 1.8 60.5 28.2 9.4 7.4 26.9 47.4 11.5 6.8
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 52.8 28.0 13.2 56.9
Asian/Pacific Islander 7.1 64.8 20.6 7.5 23.7 29.1 12.6 31.9
Black non-Hispanic 57.8 27.4 13.9 14.0 24.0 44.1 4.7 13.2
White non-Hispanic 1.7 60.5 28.6 9.1 7.2 26.6 47.9 11.7 6.6
Hispanic 4.1 67.5 21.6 6.4 2.8 44.8 36.0 12.8 3.5
Sex
Male 1.5 62.5 27.5 8.4 10.0 28.0 42.9 9.2 9.8
Female 2.5 55.8 29.8 11.8 4.8 25.9 51.7 13.7 3.9
1993-94
Total 1.4 63.4 25.8 9.3 8.4 25.9 51.6 8.2 5.9
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 65.8 24.8 8.2 0.0 42.5 52.4
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.7 50.9 25.4 17.0 22.9 50.5 4.5
Black non-Hispanic 64.3 23.7 11.9 14.3 26.5 43.6 11.0 4.6
White non-Hispanic 1.5 62.8 26.5 9.2 8.4 25.6 52.1 8.1 5.8
Hispanic 2.7 74.5 17.3 5.5 34.5 44.0 9.2 12.1
Sex
Male 1.1 65.0 24.7 9.1 11.3 23.1 49.6 6.8 9.2
Female 2.0 60.2 27.9 9.8 6.0 28.3 53.3 9.4 3.0
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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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