Number, average age, and sex of private school principals, by selected school characteristics: 1999

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Number, average age, and sex of private school principals, by selected school characteristics: 1999–2000

			Sex
Selected school characteristic	Number of principals	Average age of principals	Male	Female
Selected school characteristic	Number of principals	Average age of principals	Percent	Percent
All private schools	26,230	49.9	45.4	54.6

School classification
Catholic	8,100	52.4	27.1	72.9
Other religious	12,640	48.1	60.7	39.3
Non-sectarian	5,490	50.1	36.8	63.2

Community type
Central city	11,250	50.4	40.0	60.0
Urban fringe/large town	10,320	49.5	45.8	54.2
Rural/small town	4,670	49.4	57.2	42.8

School level
Elementary	15,810	50.6	32.4	67.6
Secondary	2,630	50.3	66.3	33.7
Combined	7,800	48.3	64.5	35.5

School enrollment
Fewer than 100	10,870	48.5	46.3	53.7
100–199	5,720	50.1	44.5	55.5
200–499	7,530	51.2	39.5	60.5
500–749	1,280	50.5	60.7	39.3
750 or more	820	52.9	68.7	31.3
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Principal Data File," 1999–2000.

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