Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A15.Percentage of public and private school principals by sex, by prior experience in
teaching and other specified education roles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Sex
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All Male Female
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Experience area 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PUBLIC
Teacher 98.9 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.6 98.6 98.7 99.0 99.0
Department head 24.4 24.6 19.6 21.0 22.6 20.4 34.5 29.3 18.0
Curriculum specialist or coordinator (a) (a) 17.4 (a) (a) 10.8 (a) (a) 29.8
Assistant principal or program
director 49.7 51.0 54.1 50.1 52.7 53.9 48.8 47.0 54.6
Guidance counselor 10.1 9.2 7.6 10.5 9.7 7.5 8.9 7.9 7.8
Library media specialist/librarian (a) (a) 1.4 (a) (a) 0.7 (a) (a) 2.6
Athletic coach 29.8 28.7 26.6 38.1 39.1 37.7 4.4 4.4 5.6
Student club sponsor 25.3 26.3 27.9 27.9 29.3 30.2 17.5 19.4 23.5
Other (a) 24.5 21.4 (a) 20.2 18.8 (a) 34.5 26.4
PRIVATE
Teacher 89.0 87.0 87.8 81.5 79.7 84.6 95.8 94.0 90.6
Department head 28.3 28.2 18.7 24.7 25.2 19.6 31.6 31.1 18.0
Curriculum specialist or coordinator (a) (a) 13.2 (a) (a) 10.4 (a) (a) 15.7
Assistant principal or program
director 31.4 33.0 29.0 32.4 34.2 32.4 30.4 31.7 26.1
Guidance counselor 7.7 8.3 6.3 11.3 11.0 8.1 4.4 5.8 4.8
Library media specialist/librarian (a) (a) 1.2 (a) (a) 0.5 (a) (a) 1.8
Athletic coach 16.3 16.7 15.6 29.8 29.3 28.6 4.0 4.6 4.3
Student club sponsor 20.5 21.4 17.3 18.7 21.2 19.1 20.5 21.6 15.7
Other (a) 17.4 19.1 (a) 16.0 18.2 (a) 18.8 19.9
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(a) Item not included on SASS instrument that year.
NOTE: Multiple responses are possible because most principals have more than one prior experience.
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).