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(80KB)| Table 212.10. | Highest degree, average years of experience, and salaries of principals in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: Selected years, 1993-94 through 2011-12 |
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| Selected characteristic | Percentage distribution by highest degree earned, 2011-12 |
Average years of experience | Average annual salary in constant 2015-16 dollars1 |
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| Bachelor's or less | Master's | Education specialist2 | Doctor's and first-professional | As a principal | Teaching experience, 2011-12 | 1993-94 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public schools | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2.2 | (0.30) | 61.7 | (0.71) | 26.2 | (0.54) | 9.9 | (0.49) | 8.7 | (0.10) | 7.8 | (0.10) | 7.5 | (0.14) | 7.2 | (0.09) | 12.2 | (0.12) | $89,400 | (206) | $96,670 | (238) | $96,510 | (432) | $94,770 | (260) | |||||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 2.2 | (0.37) | 64.2 | (0.95) | 24.9 | (0.77) | 8.7 | (0.57) | 10.3 | (0.16) | 9.1 | (0.16) | 8.2 | (0.20) | 7.7 | (0.12) | 11.0 | (0.17) | 89,500 | (261) | 96,830 | (371) | 96,910 | (748) | 95,520 | (458) | |||||||||||||
| Females | 2.1 | (0.43) | 59.4 | (1.08) | 27.5 | (0.93) | 11.0 | (0.80) | 5.6 | (0.12) | 6.3 | (0.13) | 6.8 | (0.19) | 6.6 | (0.15) | 13.3 | (0.20) | 89,200 | (450) | 96,490 | (428) | 96,120 | (702) | 94,070 | (498) | |||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 1.8 | (0.29) | 62.0 | (0.68) | 26.9 | (0.58) | 9.3 | (0.46) | 9.0 | (0.12) | 8.0 | (0.12) | 7.8 | (0.17) | 7.3 | (0.10) | 12.4 | (0.13) | 88,760 | (225) | 96,130 | (283) | 95,490 | (494) | 94,170 | (334) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 2.8 | (0.74) | 52.7 | (2.67) | 29.5 | (2.17) | 14.9 | (1.89) | 7.1 | (0.21) | 6.9 | (0.33) | 6.2 | (0.38) | 6.2 | (0.30) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 93,350 | (736) | 99,050 | (852) | 98,860 | (1,458) | 96,780 | (1,196) | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 4.9 | ! | (1.70) | 70.6 | (3.73) | 15.9 | (2.69) | 8.5 | (2.18) | 6.3 | (0.37) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 6.5 | (0.62) | 6.1 | (0.42) | 10.5 | (0.45) | 90,420 | (1,292) | 101,730 | (1,753) | 104,600 | (2,987) | 98,090 | (1,479) | ||||||||||||
| Asian | ‡ | (†) | 62.8 | (10.48) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.0 | 3 | (0.60) | 6.8 | (1.17) | 6.3 | (0.97) | 7.7 | (1.13) | 10.6 | (1.16) | 96,220 | 3 | (2,307) | 105,820 | (2,141) | 116,430 | (7,506) | 107,370 | (4,461) | |||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | 75.7 | (7.38) | 13.1 | ! | (4.29) | ‡ | (†) | 12.6 | (0.67) | 6.9 | (0.63) | 6.4 | (1.30) | 9.2 | (1.67) | 13.7 | (1.92) | 82,740 | (2,807) | 79,390 | (2,724) | 112,200 | (6,857) | 84,330 | (3,925) | ||||||||||||
| Two or more races | ‡ | (†) | 59.0 | (8.49) | 30.1 | (8.48) | 10.9 | ! | (3.44) | — | (†) | 5.6 | (1.12) | 5.8 | (1.50) | 7.8 | (0.77) | 11.3 | (0.95) | — | (†) | 97,060 | (4,823) | 91,930 | (6,332) | 95,970 | (3,799) | ||||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 40 | 3.0 | (0.63) | 67.2 | (1.67) | 21.7 | (1.26) | 8.2 | (0.99) | 2.8 | (0.13) | 2.4 | (0.10) | 2.9 | (0.14) | 3.0 | (0.10) | 7.6 | (0.11) | 75,840 | (771) | 88,120 | (697) | 89,470 | (1,019) | 89,800 | (732) | |||||||||||||
| 40 to 44 | 2.4 | (0.60) | 62.3 | (1.69) | 25.0 | (1.48) | 10.3 | (1.30) | 5.0 | (0.12) | 4.5 | (0.18) | 4.8 | (0.22) | 4.8 | (0.13) | 9.8 | (0.16) | 84,800 | (629) | 92,580 | (848) | 94,270 | (1,257) | 92,240 | (680) | |||||||||||||
| 45 to 49 | 1.7 | (0.52) | 63.4 | (2.01) | 24.9 | (1.54) | 9.9 | (1.11) | 7.1 | (0.13) | 6.1 | (0.16) | 6.1 | (0.26) | 6.5 | (0.18) | 11.7 | (0.23) | 90,320 | (425) | 93,830 | (675) | 95,500 | (1,082) | 94,070 | (897) | |||||||||||||
| 50 to 54 | 2.8 | ! | (0.93) | 59.2 | (2.13) | 28.4 | (1.70) | 9.6 | (1.39) | 10.3 | (0.18) | 8.7 | (0.19) | 8.2 | (0.28) | 8.1 | (0.24) | 14.8 | (0.27) | 92,170 | (594) | 98,660 | (559) | 97,750 | (1,038) | 95,880 | (933) | ||||||||||||
| 55 or over | 1.3 | (0.29) | 57.7 | (1.32) | 30.0 | (1.15) | 11.0 | (0.82) | 15.1 | (0.35) | 11.9 | (0.23) | 11.8 | (0.29) | 11.8 | (0.22) | 16.0 | (0.26) | 94,230 | (807) | 102,550 | (610) | 101,530 | (1,051) | 100,010 | (633) | |||||||||||||
| School level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 1.7 | (0.30) | 62.6 | (0.93) | 26.4 | (0.72) | 9.3 | (0.68) | 8.9 | (0.14) | 7.9 | (0.13) | 7.7 | (0.17) | 7.2 | (0.13) | 12.4 | (0.16) | 88,260 | (275) | 96,540 | (288) | 95,940 | (551) | 93,790 | (317) | |||||||||||||
| Secondary | 2.2 | (0.44) | 59.6 | (1.14) | 26.2 | (1.07) | 12.0 | (0.78) | 8.0 | (0.12) | 7.5 | (0.19) | 7.1 | (0.19) | 7.1 | (0.15) | 11.5 | (0.14) | 92,240 | (272) | 101,620 | (565) | 101,590 | (791) | 100,840 | (639) | |||||||||||||
| Combined | 5.5 | (1.45) | 60.3 | (2.26) | 25.4 | (2.09) | 8.9 | (1.45) | 7.5 | (0.29) | 7.4 | (0.36) | 7.1 | (0.43) | 7.1 | (0.29) | 12.2 | (0.51) | 86,080 | (832) | 82,790 | (788) | 85,280 | (1,394) | 86,840 | (1,405) | |||||||||||||
| School locale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 3.6 | (0.76) | 59.4 | (1.76) | 24.7 | (1.42) | 12.3 | (1.15) | — | (†) | 7.3 | (0.17) | 7.0 | (0.25) | 6.8 | (0.21) | 12.0 | (0.24) | — | (†) | 102,680 | (482) | 102,640 | (837) | 100,390 | (592) | |||||||||||||
| Suburban | 1.2 | (0.27) | 59.0 | (1.42) | 26.9 | (1.15) | 12.9 | (0.99) | — | (†) | 7.9 | (0.23) | 7.7 | (0.28) | 7.3 | (0.21) | 11.6 | (0.21) | — | (†) | 109,320 | (605) | 109,090 | (1,039) | 106,380 | (481) | |||||||||||||
| Town | 2.5 | ! | (0.79) | 61.4 | (1.94) | 29.1 | (1.74) | 7.0 | (0.81) | — | (†) | 8.1 | (0.28) | 7.8 | (0.34) | 7.3 | (0.24) | 12.5 | (0.30) | — | (†) | 88,280 | (644) | 87,260 | (800) | 86,790 | (580) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | 1.7 | (0.33) | 65.9 | (0.99) | 25.8 | (0.91) | 6.6 | (0.66) | — | (†) | 7.9 | (0.22) | 7.5 | (0.27) | 7.3 | (0.15) | 12.7 | (0.20) | — | (†) | 83,210 | (450) | 85,210 | (739) | 83,990 | (376) | |||||||||||||
| Private schools | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 31.0 | (1.73) | 49.7 | (1.49) | 10.1 | (0.80) | 9.1 | (0.87) | 8.8 | (0.20) | 10.0 | (0.24) | 10.0 | (0.22) | 10.8 | (0.31) | 13.9 | (0.38) | $52,270 | (592) | $64,250 | (782) | $64,690 | (902) | $68,350 | (1,217) | |||||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 32.7 | (2.87) | 45.9 | (2.41) | 8.8 | (1.24) | 12.6 | (1.62) | 9.0 | (0.26) | 11.0 | (0.35) | 10.6 | (0.37) | 11.4 | (0.43) | 12.7 | (0.62) | 58,010 | (920) | 70,930 | (1,284) | 70,860 | (1,519) | 77,390 | (2,589) | |||||||||||||
| Females | 29.7 | (1.93) | 52.9 | (1.84) | 11.2 | (1.10) | 6.2 | (0.81) | 8.6 | (0.27) | 9.2 | (0.28) | 9.5 | (0.26) | 10.4 | (0.41) | 14.8 | (0.43) | 47,560 | (990) | 59,240 | (1,079) | 59,650 | (1,084) | 61,880 | (1,317) | |||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 31.5 | (1.81) | 49.2 | (1.61) | 10.0 | (0.79) | 9.2 | (0.94) | 8.7 | (0.22) | 10.3 | (0.24) | 10.4 | (0.25) | 10.9 | (0.31) | 13.9 | (0.42) | 52,100 | (653) | 64,780 | (773) | 66,080 | (988) | 69,430 | (1,400) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 24.0 | (5.62) | 50.5 | (5.71) | 12.4 | (3.67) | 13.0 | ! | (4.43) | 8.3 | (1.04) | 7.1 | (1.08) | 7.1 | (0.90) | 11.3 | (1.12) | 14.9 | (1.23) | 56,030 | (4,035) | 56,740 | (4,432) | 55,600 | (2,418) | 61,110 | (4,969) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 41.1 | (7.82) | 43.1 | (6.95) | 10.7 | ! | (5.11) | ‡ | (†) | 10.1 | (1.43) | 6.6 | (1.29) | 7.8 | (0.87) | 9.2 | (0.93) | 11.7 | (1.34) | 51,090 | (3,190) | 61,470 | (5,044) | 54,200 | (3,709) | 64,900 | (6,282) | ||||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 40 | 53.7 | (4.95) | 36.4 | (4.27) | 4.8 | ! | (1.59) | 5.1 | (1.23) | 3.5 | (0.22) | 2.9 | (0.20) | 3.0 | (0.22) | 3.3 | (0.36) | 6.4 | (0.45) | 42,870 | (1,416) | 52,410 | (2,026) | 52,520 | (1,558) | 51,310 | (1,925) | ||||||||||||
| 40 to 44 | 35.4 | (6.03) | 47.0 | (5.24) | 10.6 | (2.46) | ‡ | (†) | 5.3 | (0.24) | 5.4 | (0.38) | 5.3 | (0.35) | 5.9 | (0.56) | 9.8 | (0.82) | 49,680 | (1,513) | 55,860 | (2,202) | 60,780 | (3,011) | 70,390 | (7,422) | |||||||||||||
| 45 to 49 | 35.3 | (5.89) | 47.3 | (4.78) | 9.9 | (2.36) | 7.5 | ! | (2.32) | 8.3 | (0.27) | 7.6 | (0.28) | 6.2 | (0.38) | 6.6 | (0.50) | 11.7 | (1.08) | 56,450 | (1,199) | 66,140 | (1,878) | 61,060 | (2,318) | 69,530 | (3,931) | ||||||||||||
| 50 to 54 | 27.3 | (3.71) | 54.2 | (3.78) | 7.6 | (1.88) | 10.9 | ! | (3.33) | 9.6 | (0.34) | 10.1 | (0.35) | 9.0 | (0.45) | 9.7 | (0.59) | 14.1 | (0.75) | 61,480 | (1,627) | 67,110 | (2,007) | 66,090 | (2,058) | 71,860 | (3,822) | ||||||||||||
| 55 or over | 21.9 | (1.80) | 54.5 | (1.71) | 12.7 | (1.20) | 10.9 | (1.22) | 14.8 | (0.40) | 15.2 | (0.40) | 15.4 | (0.43) | 16.1 | (0.44) | 18.0 | (0.50) | 51,790 | (1,234) | 69,140 | (1,420) | 70,750 | (1,613) | 71,790 | (1,985) | |||||||||||||
| School level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 34.8 | (2.23) | 50.3 | (1.92) | 9.2 | (1.06) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 9.4 | (0.27) | 9.9 | (0.30) | 9.9 | (0.30) | 10.6 | (0.39) | 13.4 | (0.47) | 46,900 | (724) | 60,500 | (862) | 62,410 | (1,092) | 63,290 | (1,215) | |||||||||||||
| Secondary | 9.1 | (2.19) | 57.1 | (4.60) | 15.4 | (2.71) | 18.3 | (4.83) | 7.8 | (0.36) | 9.3 | (0.77) | 9.9 | (0.58) | 11.0 | (0.89) | 15.4 | (1.04) | 71,190 | (1,278) | 83,240 | (3,320) | 84,530 | (2,670) | 88,870 | (7,263) | |||||||||||||
| Combined | 31.5 | (2.43) | 46.6 | (2.33) | 10.0 | (1.65) | 11.9 | (1.42) | 8.0 | (0.34) | 10.3 | (0.39) | 10.2 | (0.44) | 11.2 | (0.57) | 14.2 | (0.62) | 54,810 | (1,809) | 66,040 | (1,941) | 61,960 | (1,664) | 70,060 | (2,402) | |||||||||||||
| School locale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 20.9 | (2.16) | 56.7 | (2.60) | 10.1 | (1.39) | 12.3 | (2.05) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.8 | (0.38) | 11.0 | (0.53) | 15.0 | (0.58) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 73,080 | (1,457) | 75,860 | (2,190) | |||||||||||||
| Suburban | 26.3 | (2.27) | 52.4 | (2.20) | 11.1 | (1.34) | 10.2 | (1.94) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.5 | (0.36) | 11.8 | (0.49) | 14.8 | (0.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 69,310 | (1,601) | 71,250 | (2,563) | |||||||||||||
| Town | 38.2 | (5.31) | 47.6 | (5.43) | 9.5 | ! | (3.17) | 4.8 | ! | (2.19) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 9.4 | (0.80) | 10.2 | (1.00) | 14.3 | (1.01) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 49,830 | (2,420) | 47,220 | (2,400) | |||||||||||
| Rural | 47.7 | (3.97) | 37.8 | (3.29) | 9.3 | (1.77) | 5.1 | (1.18) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.1 | (0.53) | 9.7 | (0.76) | 10.9 | (0.93) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 48,240 | (1,848) | 60,710 | (2,840) | |||||||||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. Excludes principals reporting a salary of $0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Data include Pacific Islanders. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and survey item nonresponse. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal Data File" and "Private School Principal Data File," 1993-94, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12. (This table was prepared September 2016.) |
