Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table B7.-Standard errors for Table A7: Percentage of public and private school principals
with less than three years of experience as a principal, by sex, race-ethnicity,
and age: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94
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Public Private
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Principal characteristics 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1993-94
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Total number 417.9 542.4 462.2 385.2 358.5 304.1
Sex
Male 1.66 1.51 1.67 3.24 2.76 3.20
Female 1.66 1.51 1.67 3.24 2.76 3.20
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.27 0.14 0.21 0.13 0.09 0.22
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.19 0.26 0.22 0.32 0.05 0.39
Black non-Hispanic 0.74 0.91 1.03 0.90 0.98 0.90
White non-Hispanic 1.00 1.22 1.25 1.44 1.21 1.30
Hispanic 0.73 0.67 0.74 1.04 0.7 0.74
Total minority 1.00 1.22 1.25 1.44 1.21 1.30
Age
Under 35 1.07 0.93 0.59 2.30 2.48 2.88
35-39 1.29 1.22 1.04 2.63 2.27 2.21
40-44 1.43 1.45 1.28 2.54 2.14 2.34
45-49 1.10 1.16 1.35 2.54 1.97 1.4
50-54 0.79 0.92 1.10 1.66 2.31 1.45
55 or over 0.49 0.61 0.76 0.49 1.32 1.12
Average age 0.17 0.19 0.18 0.52 0.54 0.58
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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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