Table 8. Average amount of compensation and supplemental income that full-time private school teachers received, and average principal salary, by school level and selected school characteristics: 1999

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Table 8. Average amount of compensation and supplemental income that full-time private 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 PRIVATE SCHOOLS	$29,816	$27,210	$2,085	$2,614	$993	$5,094	$43,094

Community type
Central city	31,004	28,388	1,997	2,347	969	5,464	45,492
Urban fringe/large town	30,065	27,404	2,099	2,764	1,067	5,112	44,454
Rural/small town	23,918	21,555	2,533	3,253	827	3,629	33,914

School enrollment
Fewer than 200	26,051	23,751	1,411	2,829	868	4,786	38,288
200–499	29,018	26,642	2,086	2,453	755	4,974	47,725
500–749	32,780	30,080	2,116	2,415	1,554	4,741	59,025
750–999	36,813	33,080	2,352	2,277	1,136	6,290	66,884
1000, or more	40,667	36,570	2,632	2,833	1,673	6,517	70,307

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	29,779	27,180	2,133	2,608	963	5,084	43,818
30% or more	29,970	27,337	1,838	2,633	1,139	5,134	40,804

ELEMENTARY	27,128	25,361	1,613	2,021	1,126	4,398	39,914
Community type
Central city	27,751	25,859	1,770	1,975	888	4,789	41,518
Urban fringe/large town	27,527	25,838	1,501	2,081	1,427	4,183	41,110
Rural/small town	21,298	19,893	1,076	2,053	1,038	3,267	31,727

School enrollment
Fewer than 100	23,604	21,414	1,075	2,216	1,026	5,565	33,206
100–199	26,753	25,026	1,437	2,200	632	4,265	42,434
200–349	27,453	25,867	1,824	2,026	613	3,888	44,009
350–499	28,953	27,093	1,905	1,757	1,166	4,684	46,562
500, or more	29,194	27,472	1,177	1,528	3,679	4,074	44,839

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	27,363	25,635	1,613	2,105	1,100	4,216	40,965
30% or more	26,220	24,299	1,612	1,775	1,221	5,138	36,917

SECONDARY	35,980	31,702	2,238	3,116	1,167	6,547	57,474
Community type
Central city	36,292	32,296	2,171	2,483	1,149	5,922	58,661
Urban fringe/large town	37,339	32,503	2,230	3,412	1,120	8,675	57,148
Rural/small town	31,144	27,289	2,680	4,722	1,325	3,724	55,005

School enrollment
Fewer than 200	31,578	27,549	1,695	4,083	2,099	6,037	54,037
200–499	33,790	29,750	1,900	3,607	539	6,333	58,418
500–749	37,051	33,323	2,205	2,109	1,280	5,996	63,354
750–999	37,440	32,209	2,423	2,842	1,485	7,554	62,356
1000, or more	41,326	36,729	2,735	2,383	682	6,964	64,860

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	36,030	31,644	2,238	3,096	1,140	6,803	58,822
30% or more	35,751	31,966	2,243	3,181	1,284	5,140	51,904

COMBINED	30,485	27,545	2,314	2,926	766	5,059	44,876
Community type
Central city	33,213	30,230	2,005	2,739	955	6,132	50,254
Urban fringe/large town	30,470	27,400	2,483	3,106	721	4,570	47,353
Rural/small town	22,668	20,235	2,968	2,929	519	3,862	31,423

School enrollment
Fewer than 100	22,681	20,187	1,612	2,756	520	4,589	33,042
100–199	26,944	24,232	1,196	3,501	527	4,421	46,735
200–349	27,143	24,259	2,372	2,859	697	4,884	46,631
350–499	31,690	28,586	2,601	2,376	793	6,661	64,734
500, or more	36,737	33,546	2,466	2,861	961	5,140	75,541

Minority enrollment
Less than 30%	29,923	27,040	2,422	2,831	751	5,044	44,218
30% or more	33,162	29,952	1,616	3,197	869	5,126	47,291
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 "Private School Teacher Survey" and "Private School Principal Survey."

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