Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94
Table B20.Standard errors for Table A20: Percentage of public and private combined school
principals who view certain issues as serious problems in their schools,
by selected school characteristics: 1993-94
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Five most frequently identified problems in combined schools
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Lack of parent Student Students come Parent alcohol/
School characteristics Poverty involvement apathy unprepared to learn drug abuse
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PUBLIC
Total 1.43 1.96 1.28 1.22 0.90
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 1.57 2.15 1.52 1.30 1.08
20% to 50% 3.41 3.02 2.55 1.78 1.78
More than 50% 4.09 4.10 3.31 3.42 2.66
School size
Less than 150 2.55 2.96 2.37 2.30 1.90
150 to 499 2.25 2.71 1.87 1.67 1.24
500 to 749 2.72 3.10 3.10 2.44 0.66
750 or more 3.59 2.56 2.36 2.23 1.19
District size
Less than 1,000 1.84 2.30 1.66 1.50 1.61
1,000-4,999 3.42 4.33 2.45 2.35 1.98
5,000-9,999 4.49 3.00 2.72 3.22 1.64
10,000 or more 4.01 4.32 3.33 3.24 2.05
Community type
Central city 3.16 4.53 3.78 3.36 2.15
Urban fringe/large town 3.13 3.27 3.77 1.75 2.06
Rural/small town 1.61 2.23 1.37 1.29 1.20
PRIVATE
Total 0.86 0.84 0.97 1.03 0.72
Minority enrollment
Less than 20% 1.02 1.01 1.17
20% to 50% 2.26 3.52 2.29 1.40 2.97
More than 50% 3.31 4.99 3.54 5.00 1.76
School size
Less than 150 1.22 1.16 1.25 1.54 1.08
150 to 499 1.28 1.53 1.38 0.00
500 to 749 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
750 or more 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Too few cases for a reliable estimate.
NOTE: Problems listed are the five most frequently identified in combined schools, in order of frequency.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, , Schools and Staffing Survey: 1993-94
(Public School Principal, Public School, and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires).
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