Table 212.20.

Mobility of public elementary and secondary principals, by selected principal and school characteristics: 2007-08 to 2008-09 and 2011-12 to 2012-13

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected principal or school characteristic	Percent of public school principals
	2007-08 to 2008-09																		2011-12 to 2012-13
	Remained in same school			Moved to another school									Stopped working as a principal						Remained in same school			Moved to another school									Stopped working as a principal
				Total moving to another school2			Public school in same school district			Public school in different district			Working at a different type of job			Other1						Total moving to another school2			Public school in same school district			Public school in different district			Working at a different type of job			Other1
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13
Total	79.5		(1.85)	6.9		(1.25)	4.3		(0.99)	2.5	!	(0.77)	11.9		(1.35)	1.8	!	(0.64)	77.4		(1.23)	7.0		(0.92)	4.4		(0.79)	2.4		(0.47)	11.5		(1.00)	4.1		(0.72)
Sex
Male	77.6		(2.57)	7.5		(1.69)	4.0	!	(1.38)	3.3	!	(1.00)	13.0		(2.10)	‡		(†)	77.1		(1.73)	7.0		(1.15)	3.8		(0.82)	3.1		(0.81)	11.6		(1.57)	4.3		(0.81)
Female	81.3		(2.55)	6.4		(1.71)	4.6	!	(1.39)	‡		(†)	10.8		(0.96)	‡		(†)	77.8		(2.01)	6.9		(1.33)	5.1		(1.33)	1.8	!	(0.55)	11.4		(1.48)	4.0		(1.08)
Race/ethnicity
White	80.1		(2.14)	6.8		(1.37)	4.1		(0.98)	2.6	!	(0.87)	11.9		(1.60)	1.3	!	(0.55)	78.6		(1.15)	6.4		(0.92)	4.0		(0.76)	2.4		(0.50)	11.7		(1.05)	3.3		(0.68)
Black	77.4		(5.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	11.3	!	(4.32)	‡		(†)	72.2		(5.08)	9.7	!	(3.22)	6.6	!	(2.69)	‡		(†)	10.4	!	(3.30)	7.7	!	(3.10)
Hispanic	79.1		(8.27)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	73.6		(8.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Asian/Pacific Islander	61.7	!	(26.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	81.3		(9.84)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Asian	63.8	!	(31.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	82.1		(9.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Native Hawaiian/       Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska       Native	74.3		(19.09)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	66.4		(19.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	66.1	!	(28.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	70.1	!	(22.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Age
Under 40	81.6		(4.40)	9.5	!	(3.27)	5.2	!	(2.47)	‡		(†)	7.1	!	(2.78)	‡		(†)	81.1		(3.44)	7.5		(2.01)	3.7	!	(1.51)	3.8	!	(1.25)	7.9	!	(2.70)	3.5	!	(1.60)
40 to 44	83.7		(4.27)	7.5	!	(2.58)	4.6	!	(2.18)	2.9	!	(1.42)	6.9	!	(2.85)	‡		(†)	77.3		(3.75)	9.6		(2.60)	6.2	!	(2.21)	3.3	!	(1.41)	8.0		(2.29)	5.0	!	(2.28)
45 to 49	83.0		(4.64)	6.8	!	(3.23)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	8.3	!	(3.43)	‡		(†)	82.8		(2.91)	7.4		(2.02)	5.2	!	(1.87)	2.0	!	(0.81)	6.9		(1.81)	‡		(†)
50 to 54	80.7		(3.38)	6.6	!	(2.49)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	10.5		(2.82)	‡		(†)	80.4		(3.01)	6.8	!	(2.26)	5.0	!	(2.20)	‡		(†)	9.8		(2.06)	3.0	!	(1.33)
55 or over	73.7		(3.94)	5.3	!	(2.33)	3.1	!	(1.46)	‡		(†)	19.7		(3.35)	‡		(†)	69.7		(3.06)	4.5		(1.30)	2.9	!	(1.16)	1.4	!	(0.68)	20.5		(2.60)	5.4		(1.50)
Years of experience as a       principal at any school
Less than 3	81.3		(3.41)	8.5	!	(2.56)	5.4	!	(1.91)	3.0	!	(1.48)	8.0		(2.26)	‡		(†)	80.8		(2.30)	6.6		(1.34)	4.0	!	(1.29)	2.5		(0.70)	8.3		(1.68)	4.2	!	(1.43)
3 to 5	81.2		(5.55)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	9.8	!	(3.91)	‡		(†)	76.9		(3.88)	8.8	!	(2.65)	4.9	!	(1.99)	3.8	!	(1.78)	10.2		(2.39)	4.1	!	(1.79)
6 to 9	82.1		(3.88)	5.7	!	(1.89)	3.3	!	(1.50)	2.3	!	(1.07)	10.8		(3.01)	‡		(†)	77.1		(2.81)	7.5		(1.96)	5.2	!	(1.90)	2.2	!	(0.85)	11.4		(1.85)	4.0	!	(1.31)
10 or more	74.5		(3.68)	5.6	!	(1.94)	3.3	!	(1.59)	‡		(†)	18.2		(3.11)	‡		(†)	74.0		(2.67)	5.8		(1.62)	4.1	!	(1.47)	1.6	!	(0.62)	16.1		(2.44)	4.2	!	(1.44)
School level
Elementary	80.4		(2.58)	7.0		(1.66)	4.5		(1.25)	2.4	!	(1.00)	11.0		(1.90)	1.5	!	(0.71)	77.9		(1.64)	7.1		(1.22)	5.0		(1.08)	2.0		(0.49)	10.9		(1.30)	4.1		(1.02)
Secondary	78.6		(2.62)	6.3	!	(1.98)	‡		(†)	2.7	!	(1.18)	13.1		(2.81)	‡		(†)	77.1		(2.32)	6.3		(1.34)	3.1	!	(1.04)	3.1		(0.92)	12.8		(1.77)	3.8		(1.04)
Combined	73.4		(5.74)	7.5	!	(3.13)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	15.9	!	(5.15)	‡		(†)	74.7		(3.91)	7.2	!	(2.42)	3.4	!	(1.34)	‡		(†)	12.8		(2.73)	5.2	!	(1.87)
School size
Less than 150	75.8		(6.40)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	12.6	!	(4.66)	‡		(†)	76.1		(4.43)	6.5		(1.91)	‡		(†)	3.6	!	(1.60)	11.9	!	(3.56)	5.5	!	(2.32)
150 to 349	80.2		(4.27)	7.0	!	(2.60)	4.4	!	(1.99)	‡		(†)	11.0		(3.15)	‡		(†)	74.8		(3.31)	8.6		(2.20)	5.7	!	(2.10)	2.8	!	(0.93)	11.3		(2.45)	5.3	!	(1.98)
350 to 499	77.0		(4.78)	7.6	!	(3.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	13.4		(3.59)	‡		(†)	78.0		(3.24)	6.6		(1.88)	4.4	!	(1.63)	2.1	!	(0.82)	11.4		(2.21)	4.1	!	(1.76)
500 to 749	82.2		(4.38)	5.8	!	(2.45)	3.4	!	(1.66)	‡		(†)	10.9		(3.22)	‡		(†)	78.1		(3.26)	7.4		(2.13)	4.8	!	(1.59)	‡		(†)	10.7		(2.20)	3.8	!	(1.53)
750 or more	80.5		(3.27)	6.3	!	(2.10)	4.2	!	(1.89)	1.8	!	(0.84)	12.0		(2.53)	‡		(†)	79.6		(2.40)	5.3		(1.56)	3.5	!	(1.28)	1.6	!	(0.80)	12.4		(1.87)	2.6	!	(0.92)
Percent of students who are       Black, Hispanic, Asian,       Pacific Islander, American       Indian/Alaska Native, or       Two or more races
Less than 5 percent	81.3		(4.15)	5.8	!	(2.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	12.2		(3.20)	‡		(†)	80.0		(3.65)	4.4		(1.03)	‡		(†)	3.3		(0.92)	12.0		(2.94)	‡		(†)
5 to 19 percent	80.4		(4.44)	7.1	!	(3.41)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	11.3		(2.59)	‡		(†)	79.5		(2.45)	5.9		(1.52)	3.6	!	(1.27)	2.2	!	(0.89)	11.7		(2.18)	2.8	!	(1.14)
20 to 49 percent	82.8		(3.41)	5.5	!	(1.80)	3.8	!	(1.53)	‡		(†)	10.7		(2.77)	‡		(†)	79.4		(2.57)	6.9		(1.55)	4.5	!	(1.37)	2.2	!	(0.89)	10.8		(1.94)	2.9	!	(1.14)
50 percent or more	75.9		(3.13)	8.3		(2.20)	6.0	!	(1.97)	2.1	!	(0.98)	12.9		(2.56)	3.0	!	(1.42)	74.3		(2.44)	8.3		(1.82)	5.8		(1.64)	2.4	!	(0.80)	11.6		(1.76)	5.8		(1.39)
Percent of students       approved for free or       reduced-price lunch
0 to 25.0 percent	81.9		(3.34)	6.1	!	(2.03)	‡		(†)	2.8	!	(1.34)	11.1		(2.83)	‡		(†)	79.2		(2.77)	6.4	!	(2.07)	4.4	!	(1.80)	1.7	!	(0.83)	11.4		(2.28)	‡		(†)
25.1 to 50.0 percent	81.8		(3.25)	6.8	!	(2.34)	4.1	!	(1.64)	‡		(†)	10.3		(2.14)	‡		(†)	79.8		(2.35)	5.4		(1.54)	3.2	!	(1.02)	2.1	!	(0.90)	11.7		(1.86)	‡		(†)
50.1 to 75.0 percent	80.4		(3.92)	6.1	!	(1.93)	4.1		(1.55)	‡		(†)	12.2		(3.53)	‡		(†)	78.4		(2.80)	7.1		(1.62)	4.3	!	(1.43)	2.8	!	(0.98)	10.4		(2.02)	3.1	!	(1.13)
More than 75.0 percent	74.0		(4.56)	9.1	!	(3.29)	7.1		(3.11)	‡		(†)	13.4		(3.90)	‡		(†)	72.5		(2.89)	9.3		(2.29)	6.2	!	(2.06)	2.9	!	(0.94)	11.9		(2.52)	4.0	!	(1.53)
Locale
City	78.3		(4.25)	7.6	!	(2.71)	5.6	!	(2.41)	‡		(†)	11.4		(2.98)	‡		(†)	74.4		(3.35)	8.5		(2.50)	6.7	!	(2.28)	1.8	!	(0.75)	11.8		(2.72)	5.3		(1.51)
Suburban	82.0		(3.21)	5.5	!	(1.78)	3.7	!	(1.51)	‡		(†)	10.8		(2.61)	‡		(†)	78.3		(2.39)	7.0		(1.77)	4.5	!	(1.52)	2.3	!	(0.95)	10.9		(1.89)	3.8	!	(1.58)
Town	77.9		(4.88)	6.5	!	(2.70)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	14.0	!	(4.59)	‡		(†)	79.5		(3.65)	6.3	!	(2.08)	4.1	!	(1.64)	‡		‡	10.3		(2.19)	3.8	!	(1.80)
Rural	78.8		(3.17)	7.9	!	(2.45)	4.0	!	(1.69)	3.9	!	(1.76)	12.3		(2.30)	‡		(†)	78.3		(1.77)	5.9		(1.11)	2.8		(0.73)	3.1		(0.78)	12.2		(1.46)	3.6	!	(1.18)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Includes retired, on leave (e.g., maternity/paternity or disability), deceased, and "other."

2 Includes principals who moved from a public school to a private school, a category that is not shown separately.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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), "Public School Principal Data File," 2007-08 and 2011-12; and Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), "Public School Principal Status Data File," 2008-09 and 2012-13. (This table was prepared January 2015.)