Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table B23.Standard errors for Table A23: Percentage of public combined school principals who
view certain issues as serious problems in their schools, by sex, age, experience,
and race-ethnicity of principals: 1993-94
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Five most frequently identified problems in public combined schools
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Lack of parent Students come Parent alcohol/
Principal characteristics involvement Poverty Student apathy unprepared to learn drug abuse
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Total 1.43 1.96 1.28 1.22 0.90
Sex
Male 1.66 2.10 1.57 1.33 1.01
Female 2.44 3.29 2.65 2.29 1.99
Age
Under 35 8.61 6.20 6.31 3.91
35-39 2.87 4.21 1.97 1.99 2.42
40-44 2.64 4.37 3.38 3.33 1.80
45-49 2.31 3.18 2.25 1.83 1.79
50-54 4.34 4.14 3.03 2.61 2.58
55 and over 4.06 4.02 3.80 3.50 2.49
Experience as a principal
Fewer than 3 years 3.30 3.90 3.70 3.49 1.99
3 to 9 years 2.34 2.75 1.53 1.47 1.59
10 years or more 2.33 2.35 1.91 1.71 1.50
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native 9.44 10.75 6.72
Asian/Pacific Islander 12.32 0.00 0.00
Black non-Hispanic 5.63 4.87 5.69 5.37 2.43
White non-Hispanic 1.51 1.96 1.21 1.06 0.94
Hispanic 7.23 16.94 17.38
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Too few cases for a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Problems listed are the five most frequently identified in combined schools, in order of frequency.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and Staffing Survey: 1993-94
(Public School Principal Questionnaire).
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