Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table B3.-Standard errors for Table A3: Percentage of public school principals by district
size, by sex, race-ethnicity, and age of principals: 1987-88, 1990-91, and
1993-94
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District size
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Less than 1,000 1,000-4,999 5,000-9,999 10,000 or more
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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Sex
Male 1.29 1.50 1.48 1.08 1.15 1.45 1.57 1.78 1.64 1.12 1.13 1.41
Female 1.29 1.50 1.48 1.08 1.15 1.45 1.57 1.78 1.64 1.12 1.13 1.41
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.60 0.53 0.33 0.17 0.14 0.14 0.28 0.26 0.32 0.14 0.19 0.12
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.00 - 0.35 0.08 - 0.01 - 0.45 0.51 0.22 0.26 0.33
Black non-Hispanic 0.27 0.36 0.30 0.34 0.33 0.45 0.98 0.82 1.06 0.89 0.93 1.10
White non-Hispanic 0.81 0.73 0.57 0.38 0.48 0.58 1.14 1.49 1.47 0.89 1.13 1.29
Hispanic 0.43 0.33 0.30 0.26 0.44 0.39 0.56 1.12 1.14 0.54 0.79 0.89
Total minority 0.81 0.73 0.57 0.38 0.48 0.58 1.14 1.49 1.47 0.89 1.13 1.29
Age
Under 35 0.78 0.90 0.68 0.60 0.54 0.40 0.78 0.58 0.54 0.41 0.28 0.22
35-39 1.26 1.26 0.94 0.95 0.81 0.69 1.01 1.23 0.93 0.72 0.66 0.49
40-44 1.64 1.52 1.44 0.92 1.32 1.05 1.61 1.76 1.63 1.01 1.02 0.97
45-49 1.27 1.33 1.11 0.95 1.10 1.14 1.61 1.84 2.00 1.00 1.08 1.41
50-54 1.31 1.09 1.34 0.83 0.96 1.11 1.47 1.45 1.45 0.84 0.95 1.04
55 or over 1.36 1.14 1.44 0.82 0.91 0.89 1.39 1.30 1.65 0.98 0.91 0.96
Average age 0.28 0.30 0.28 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.28 0.25 0.28 0.16 0.17 0.14
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- Too few cases for a reliable estimate.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and Staffing Survey: 1987-88 (School
Administrator and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires), 1990-91 (Public School Administrator and Teacher Demand
and Shortage Questionnaires, and 1993-94 (Public School Principal and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires).
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