Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table B30.Standard errors for 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-
Dioc- Private vative Affili- Unaffil- Special Special
Principal characteristics All Parochial esan order All Christian ated iated All Regular emphasis education
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Total number 21.3 110.5 98.4 51.1 254.1 189.9 160.5 251.5 223.5 173.4 136.7 109.8
Sex
Male 1.02 1.49 2.24 3.42 1.91 2.83 2.97 4.05 1.90 3.23 3.25 5.48
Female 1.02 1.49 2.24 3.42 1.91 2.83 2.97 4.05 1.90 3.23 3.25 5.48
Race-ethnicity
American Indian/
Alaska Native 0.26 0.14
Asian/Pacific
Islander 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.51 0.49 0.65 0.24 2.07 1.14
Black non-Hispanic 0.44 0.68 0.44 0.90 1.42 1.16 1.78 1.06 2.37 0.82 0.37
White non-Hispanic 0.74 1.08 0.99 2.44 0.93 1.66 1.57 1.86 1.91 2.92 3.09 3.83
Hispanic 0.55 0.83 0.87 2.11 0.34 0.40 1.24 0.88 2.21 3.55
Total minority 0.74 1.08 0.99 2.44 0.93 1.66 1.57 1.86 1.91 2.92 3.09 3.83
Highest degree earned
Less than bachelor's 0.00 0.00 2.04 2.88 1.76 5.27 2.25 4.30 3.40
Bachelor's 1.03 1.53 1.41 2.09 2.18 3.86 3.42 4.19 3.28 5.08 4.87 4.56
Master's 1.50 1.80 1.89 3.78 1.64 3.00 3.19 2.92 3.28 4.96 5.52 7.53
Ed. spec./prof. dipl. 1.01 1.10 1.95 2.75 0.66 1.03 0.89 1.34 1.22 1.71 2.50 4.10
Doctorate 0.42 0.45 0.67 2.58 0.71 1.10 1.16 1.22 1.62 2.1 2.48 5.00
Average age 0.25 0.36 0.40 0.81 0.46 0.53 0.84 1.20 0.50 0.97 0.81 0.96
Average salary $318.50 $394.04 $484.12 1,484.66 $504.47 $821.52 $644.25 $1,160.16 $1,084.23 $1,968.36 $2,052.06 $1,218.32
Average years as principal 0.22 0.31 0.36 0.50 0.27 0.42 0.49 0.52 0.58 0.99 0.60 0.70
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Too few cases for a reliable estimate
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and
Staffing Survey: 1993-94 (Private School Principal and SchoolQuestionnaires).
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