| Table 7. Average total years of experience as a school principal, average years at current school as a principal, and percentage distribution of principals, by years of experience as a principal at current school, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2007–08 |
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| School type and selected school characteristic | Average total years of experience | Average years at current school | Years of experience as a principal at current school | |||||||||||||
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| Less than 2 years | 2 years | 3 years | 4-9 years | 10 years or more | ||||||||||||
| All schools | 8.1 | 4.8 | 32.5 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 29.2 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| All public schools | 7.5 | 4.2 | 34.1 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 29.9 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 7.5 | 4.3 | 33.8 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 29.9 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| Charter school | 6.6 | 3.5 | 40.8 | 12.3 | ! | 9.6 | 30.3 | 7.1 | ! | |||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||
| City | 7.0 | 3.7 | 36.3 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 29.6 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Suburban | 7.7 | 4.4 | 31.9 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 30.2 | 12.9 | |||||||||
| Town | 7.8 | 4.6 | 32.3 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 29.8 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| Rural | 7.5 | 4.3 | 35.2 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 30.0 | 11.7 | |||||||||
| School level | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 7.7 | 4.3 | 33.3 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 30.1 | 12.2 | |||||||||
| Secondary | 7.1 | 4.1 | 34.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 30.3 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Combined | 7.1 | 3.8 | 41.3 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 27.0 | 9.5 | |||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 41.2 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 28.5 | 12.6 | |||||||||
| 100-199 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 33.4 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 27.5 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 200-499 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 32.9 | 13.7 | 10.9 | 30.6 | 11.8 | |||||||||
| 500-749 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 35.1 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 31.2 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| 750-999 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 32.4 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 29.4 | 12.5 | |||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 7.4 | 4.1 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 28.1 | 11.8 | |||||||||
| Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches |
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| 0-34 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 31.1 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 32.9 | 13.4 | |||||||||
| 35-49 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 34.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 29.7 | 11.1 | |||||||||
| 50-74 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 36.3 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 27.5 | 10.9 | |||||||||
| 75 or more | 6.8 | 3.7 | 37.0 | 15.7 | 10.5 | 27.0 | 9.8 | |||||||||
| School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program |
8.4 | 4.7 | 35.5 | 9.6 | 8.9 | ! | 31.2 | 14.8 | ||||||||
| All BIE schools | 8.5 | 4.1 | 37.8 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 28.6 | 10.2 | |||||||||
| All private schools | 10.0 | 6.8 | 27.5 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 27.1 | 25.0 | |||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 10.7 | 6.4 | 26.6 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 29.6 | 22.8 | |||||||||
| Other religious | 9.1 | 6.1 | 29.4 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 21.0 | |||||||||
| Nonsectarian | 11.0 | 8.8 | 24.4 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 23.9 | 35.6 | |||||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||
| City | 10.8 | 7.5 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 24.4 | 28.4 | |||||||||
| Suburban | 10.5 | 7.1 | 22.5 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 30.6 | 26.3 | |||||||||
| Town | 9.4 | 6.1 | 31.9 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 26.3 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| Rural | 8.1 | 5.7 | 32.4 | 15.0 | 7.3 | ! | 26.1 | 19.2 | ||||||||
| School level | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 9.9 | 6.4 | 29.8 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 25.1 | 23.6 | |||||||||
| Secondary | 9.9 | 7.2 | 22.1 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 33.4 | 25.1 | |||||||||
| Combined | 10.2 | 7.5 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 28.6 | 27.5 | |||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 25.3 | 23.0 | |||||||||
| 100-199 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 30.8 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 28.3 | 20.6 | |||||||||
| 200-499 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 29.8 | 29.2 | |||||||||
| 500-749 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 25.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | ! | 22.6 | 37.6 | ||||||||
| 750 or more | 11.3 | 8.2 | 17.7 | 9.5 | ! | 7.4 | ! | 32.0 | 33.4 | |||||||
| Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches |
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| 0-34 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 26.5 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 28.6 | 20.2 | |||||||||
| 35-49 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 20.7 | ! | 14.3 | ! | 10.8 | ! | 28.4 | 25.8 | ||||||
| 50-74 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 26.9 | 15.2 | ! | 10.8 | ! | 22.1 | 25.0 | |||||||
| 75 or more | 9.2 | 6.5 | 32.9 | 7.4 | ! | 1.9 | ! | 33.7 | 24.1 | |||||||
| School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program |
10.0 | 6.9 | 27.7 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 26.3 | 26.3 | |||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value. | ||||||||||||||||
| 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. Detail may not sum to totalsbecause 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 School Principal Data Files," 2007–08. | ||||||||||||||||
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