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

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 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

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
			Less than 2 years		2 years		3 years		4-9 years	10 years or more
			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
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
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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