Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A16.Average years of experience in education for public and private school principals,
by selected school and principal characteristics: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Professional experience in education
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Average years as teachers Average years as principals
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School/principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PUBLIC
Total 9.8 10.5 11.0 10.0 9.3 8.6
School level
Elementary 9.8 10.7 11.2 10.4 9.6 8.9
Secondary 9.7 10.1 10.6 9.3 9.0 8.0
Combined 9.3 10.4 10.9 8.4 8.0 7.5
School size
Less than 150 9.7 9.9 10.1 8.2 8.6 8.0
150-499 9.8 10.8 11.4 10.6 9.6 9.0
500-749 9.9 10.6 11.0 9.9 9.5 8.6
750 or more 9.5 10.1 10.6 9.5 9.0 8.3
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 9.3 10.3 10.7 10.5 9.9 9.3
20-50% 10.0 10.3 11.0 9.9 9.1 8.5
More than 50% 11.0 11.3 11.7 8.7 8.2 7.3
Free-lunch recipients
Less than 20% 9.4 10.2 11.0 10.4 9.9 9.0
20-49% 9.6 10.4 10.9 10.1 9.4 8.9
50% or more 10.8 11.1 11.4 9.1 8.6 8.1
District size
Less than 1,000 9.1 10.0 10.6 9.5 8.8 8.5
1,000-4,999 9.7 10.5 11.1 10.2 9.7 8.8
5,000-9,999 9.4 10.3 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.0
10,000 or more 10.3 10.8 11.2 9.7 9.0 8.6
Community type
Central city 10.3 10.9 11.3 9.6 9.0 8.3
Urban fringe/large town 9.6 10.6 11.2 10.7 9.5 8.8
Rural/small town 9.5 10.2 10.8 9.8 9.4 8.8
Sex
Male 9.0 9.6 10.0 11.2 10.8 10.2
Female 12.2 12.5 13.0 6.1 5.8 5.6
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 9.3 10.0 9.9 9.8 7.7 8.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 10.9 11.2 11.7 7.5 6.7 5.6
Black non-Hispanic 11.8 12.0 12.7 8.9 8.3 7.0
White non-Hispanic 9.6 10.3 10.8 10.2 9.6 9.0
Hispanic 9.6 10.6 11.3 6.7 7.4 6.3
Total minority 11.0 11.5 12.2 8.4 8.0 6.8
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Table A16.Average years of experience in education for public and private school principals,
by selected school and principal characteristics: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continue)
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Professional experience in education
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Average years as teachers Average years as principals
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School/principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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PRIVATE
Total 9.6 9.4 9.4 7.9 8.6 8.8
School level
Elementary 10.5 10.2 10.4 8.4 9.0 9.4
Secondary 11.2 11.2 10.5 7.4 8.1 7.8
Combined 6.8 6.7 7.4 7.0 7.8 8.0
School size
Less than 150 7.1 7.2 7.3 6.8 7.5 8.0
150-499 12.0 11.7 12.0 8.8 9.8 9.7
500-749 11.8 11.6 11.7 10.7 10.2 9.9
750 or more 12.5 11.4 12.3 9.9 9.6 9.9
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 9.3 9.1 9.5 7.8 8.6 8.7
20-50% 9.7 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.7 9.3
More than 50% 10.7 10.5 10.0 8.0 8.5 8.8
Sex
Male 6.7 6.5 7.6 8.1 9.0 9.0
Female 12.3 12.1 11.0 7.8 8.6 8.4
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 6.6 9.7 13.4 6.1 14.1 11.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.4 8.0 5.3 9.3 10.9 9.3
Black non-Hispanic 9.9 10.9 7.4 6.4 6.9 8.3
White non-Hispanic 9.6 9.4 9.5 8.0 8.7 8.7
Hispanic 11.0 9.6 12.1 7.9 7.0 10.1
Total minority 9.4 10.0 8.9 7.5 7.9 9.1
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and
Staffing Survey: 1987-88 (School Administrator, Public and Private 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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