Table 7. Average amount of compensation and supplemental income that full-time public school teachers received, and average principal salary, by school level and selected school characteristics: 1999

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Table 7. Average amount of compensation and supplemental income that full-time public school teachers received, and average principal salary, by school level and selected school characteristics: 1999–2000

Level and selected characteristics	Average amount teachers received¹						Average principal yearly salary²
Level and selected characteristics	Total yearly earnings	Base salary	Other school-year compensation	School-related summer supplemental salary	Other earned school income	Non- school income	Average principal yearly salary²
ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$42,912	$39,857	$2,439	$2,307	$1,573	$5,601	$66,504

Community type
Central city	44,012	40,914	2,317	2,641	1,551	5,975	69,825
Urban fringe/large town	44,941	41,834	2,560	2,222	1,706	5,565	71,982
Rural/small town	37,117	34,229	2,311	2,035	1,350	5,254	56,006

School enrollment
Fewer than 200	36,824	33,738	2,329	2,291	1,140	5,129	56,063
200–499	40,693	38,208	2,142	2,012	1,297	4,961	64,460
500–749	42,246	39,634	2,097	2,084	1,546	5,411	69,265
750–999	44,043	41,082	2,340	2,264	1,510	5,975	72,897
1000, or more	46,495	42,315	3,023	2,790	1,984	6,217	78,963

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	42,730	39,710	2,511	2,054	1,486	5,368	65,090
30% or more	43,143	40,043	2,337	2,566	1,671	5,928	68,555

ELEMENTARY	41,892	39,597	1,995	2,010	1,406	5,015	66,002
Community type
Central city	43,083	40,633	1,906	2,290	1,364	5,636	68,826
Urban fringe/large town	43,525	41,214	2,068	1,954	1,581	4,885	70,899
Rural/small town	36,324	34,283	1,946	1,714	1,120	4,478	54,956

School enrollment
Fewer than 100	35,781	33,170	1,753	2,181	486	3,691	51,655
100–199	35,773	33,905	2,100	1,795	844	3,377	54,870
200–349	39,905	37,839	1,988	1,785	1,256	4,366	62,427
350–499	41,358	39,326	1,910	1,904	1,262	4,410	67,168
500, or more	42,880	40,431	2,023	2,099	1,527	5,477	70,633

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	41,787	39,622	2,100	1,672	1,282	4,731	64,467
30% or more	42,011	39,567	1,877	2,313	1,535	5,355	68,049

SECONDARY	44,987	40,519	2,946	2,752	1,897	6,305	68,554
Community type
Central city	46,033	41,573	2,943	3,180	1,939	6,405	74,694
Urban fringe/large town	47,661	43,097	3,106	2,614	1,955	6,378	75,702
Rural/small town	38,353	34,078	2,631	2,533	1,743	6,067	57,965

School enrollment
Fewer than 200	36,068	31,637	2,570	2,547	1,800	6,209	57,622
200–499	40,148	35,617	2,623	2,481	1,440	6,613	61,476
500–749	43,461	39,202	2,769	2,679	1,784	6,070	69,807
750–999	45,284	41,067	2,845	2,536	1,690	6,245	74,484
1000, or more	47,268	42,698	3,147	2,882	2,060	6,312	80,648

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	44,542	40,097	2,907	2,565	1,830	6,084	67,225
30% or more	45,684	41,181	3,017	2,990	1,990	6,693	71,265

COMBINED	41,157	37,593	2,491	2,907	1,664	6,286	62,880
Community type
Central city	45,028	40,516	2,868	3,584	1,403	7,404	67,428
Urban fringe/large town	43,534	39,634	2,489	3,016	1,611	7,052	69,248
Rural/small town	37,555	34,699	2,343	1,947	1,858	5,136	56,963

School enrollment
Fewer than 100	42,020	38,168	2,460	2,777	1,654	8,485	62,692
100–199	43,081	39,349	2,600	3,045	1,002	6,505	61,380
200–349	39,882	36,087	2,578	3,086	1,864	5,946	60,873
350–499	39,157	35,790	2,390	3,467	1,829	5,058	59,427
500, or more	41,365	37,990	2,467	2,593	1,762	5,979	67,932

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	39,044	36,037	2,327	2,374	1,743	4,983	59,884
30% or more	43,728	39,485	2,719	3,341	1,590	7,994	65,516
¹ The averages were computed using only teachers with that type of compensation; consequently, the average in total earnings does not equal the sum of the averages for the various types of compensation.
² This column includes data for principals reporting a salary of greater than $0.00.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999–2000 "Public School Teacher Survey," "Public Charter School Teacher Survey," and "Public School Principal Survey."

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