Table 4. Percentage distribution of school principals, by highest degree earned, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2007

Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Principals in the United States:
Results from the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-323
June 2009

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Table 4. Percentage distribution of school principals, by highest degree earned, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2007–08

School type and selected school characteristic				Education specialist or professional diploma¹		Doctorate or first professional degree
School type and selected school characteristic	Bachelor's degree or less		Master's degree	Education specialist or professional diploma¹		Doctorate or first professional degree
All schools	8.8		58.5	24.5		8.1

All public schools	1.5		61.1	29.0		8.4

School classification
Traditional public	1.0		61.2	29.6		8.2
Charter school	11.7		57.3	16.5		14.5

Community type
City	1.5		61.3	26.5		10.7
Suburban	0.9	!	58.2	28.6		12.2
Town	1.2	!	63.5	30.3		4.9
Rural	2.0		62.3	30.7		5.1

School level
Elementary	1.2		61.3	29.1		8.3
Secondary	1.3	!	61.0	28.6		9.1
Combined	4.2	!	58.8	29.5		7.5

Student enrollment
Less than 100	5.9	!	55.3	32.1		6.7
100-199	1.7	!	68.1	22.9		7.3
200-499	1.6		61.7	29.8		6.9
500-749	0.5	!	61.0	29.7		8.8
750-999	0.2	!	60.1	29.5		10.2
1,000 or more	0.7	!	57.3	27.4		14.5

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches


0-34	1.1	!	60.9	28.8		9.2
35-49	0.5	!	60.2	32.4		6.9
50-74	1.4	!	61.3	30.1		7.1
75 or more	2.1	!	62.9	26.0		9.0
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program

	5.8	!	55.9	26.6		11.7

All BIE schools	4.8		72.8	16.0		6.4

All private schools	32.6		50.2	10.0		7.2

School classification
Catholic	9.7		67.0	15.0		8.3
Other religious	46.5		39.7	7.7		6.1
Nonsectarian	29.0		53.2	9.4		8.3

Community type
City	23.2		55.8	12.2		8.7
Suburban	29.8		52.2	10.1		7.9
Town	30.7		49.2	13.0		7.1
Rural	52.8		38.5	5.0		3.6

School level
Elementary	32.2		52.0	10.5		5.2
Secondary	18.0		59.5	11.8		10.7
Combined	38.1		43.8	8.5		9.6

Student enrollment
Less than 100	50.9		36.0	7.3		5.9
100-199	25.1		58.9	9.7		6.3
200-499	11.9		65.0	14.5		8.6
500-749	5.2	!	72.8	12.6		9.4
750 or more	6.1	!	57.0	15.3		21.6

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches


0-34	21.0		60.1	13.4		5.6
35-49	16.5	!	66.2	8.9	!	8.4	!
50-74	20.4		64.4	7.7	!	7.5	!
75 or more	19.6		62.9	12.6	!	4.9	!
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program

	37.9		45.3	9.1		7.7
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ At least 1 year beyond the master's level.
NOTE: BIE school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that are operated by the BIE, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district. Detailmay not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal, BIE School Principal, and Private SchoolPrincipal Data Files," 2007–08.

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