Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table A30.-Percentage of private school principals by private school type, by sex, race-ethnicity,
highest degree earned,average age, salary, and years as a principal: 1993-94
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Private school typology
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Catholic Other religious Nonsectarian
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Conser- Special Special
Paro- Dio- Private vative Affili- Unaffil- Regu- empha- educa-
Principal characteristics All chial cesan order All Christian ated iated All lar sis tion
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Total number 8,323 5,132 2,404 787 11,362 4,598 3,395 3,369 5,331 2,386 1,736 1,209
Sex
Male 23.9 18.9 29.5 39.4 69.7 73.7 65.6 68.4 31.9 39.6 20.6 32.8
Female 76.1 81.1 70.4 60.6 30.3 26.3 34.4 31.6 68.1 60.4 79.4 67.2
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 - - - 0.3 - - - - - - -
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 0.4 5.3 1.1
Black non-Hispanic 3.0 3.8 1.7 - 5.6 5.6 4.8 6.4 3.3 5.3 1.9 1.1
White non-Hispanic 93.2 92.2 95.8 91.4 92.9 93.2 92.9 92.6 90.4 91.2 88.6 91.2
Hispanic 3.2 3.3 1.8 6.5 0.7 - 0.9 - 3.5 1.4 4.1 6.4
Total minority 6.8 7.8 4.2 8.6 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.4 9.6 8.8 11.4 8.8
Highest degree earned
Less than bachelor's - - 0.0 0.0 15.3 12.3 5.3 29.3 6.7 8.8 8.3 0.1
Bachelor's 11.8 14.3 8.5 5.8 35.3 36.8 35.0 33.4 27.9 30.0 35.7 12.7
Master's 73.4 72.5 77.5 67.0 38.8 42.4 44.7 28.0 44.6 46.1 30.4 62.0
Ed. spec./prof. dipl. 11.1 10.7 11.0 14.0 4.9 4.1 5.9 5.1 10.6 5.6 16.3 12.3
Doctorate 3.4 2.1 3.1 13.2 5.7 4.4 9.0 4.1 10.2 9.5 9.2 12.8
Average age 49.5 49.7 48.9 49.5 45.2 45.2 45.5 45.0 47.5 49.1 47.8 44.0
Average salary $29,184 $27,228 $30,296 $39,206 $28,553 $24,989 $34,428 $26,710 $43,504 $47,040 $36,203 $47,068
Average years as principal 9.2 9.4 9.0 8.1 8.3 7.5 8.6 9.1 9.0 10.3 8.8 6.9
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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: 1993-94 (Private School Principal and School Questionnaires)