Principals’ agreement about their position: Principals’ agreement about their position: Percentage of K–12 school principals who agreed with statements about their position as a principal, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2020–21

School type and selected school characteristic	The stress and disappointments involved in being a principal at this school aren't really worth it	I am generally satisfied with being principal at this school	If I could get a higher paying job I'd leave this job as soon as possible	I think about transferring to another school		I don't seem to have as much enthusiasm now as I did when I began this job	I think about staying home from school because I'm just too tired to go
All principals	17.5	93.8	23.6	16.7		33.6	17.0

All public school principals	17.8	94.2	25.4	17.5		34.5	17.1

School classification
Traditional public	17.6	94.3	25.5	17.2		34.4	16.8
Charter school	19.3	93.1	24.5	20.0		35.0	20.4

Community type
City	18.1	93.5	26.7	17.3		33.2	17.3
Suburban	16.2	94.7	23.8	15.8		34.5	16.8
Town	19.4	93.3	28.3	18.4		33.8	15.6
Rural	18.7	94.6	24.8	19.4		36.2	18.0

School level¹
Elementary	17.0	94.3	24.8	16.4		34.5	17.5
Middle	18.3	94.5	27.9	19.1		35.4	16.1
Secondary/high	18.9	93.6	26.2	18.0		34.5	16.2
Combined/other	19.4	94.1	23.2	20.6		32.7	18.6

Student enrollment
Less than 100	18.9	92.9	24.9	21.1		33.3	18.0
100–199	16.0	94.5	24.7	19.2		34.1	15.5
200–499	18.9	94.2	26.2	19.0		34.7	18.1
500–749	16.0	94.6	25.2	15.8		34.7	17.8
750–999	17.2	94.5	25.9	16.2		34.4	16.5
1,000 or more	17.2	94.1	22.3	11.3		33.3	12.6

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0–34	17.5	93.8	25.2	17.5		37.4	17.1
35–49	15.6	95.9	20.6	16.2		35.2	16.2
50–74	14.9	94.6	24.9	17.9		33.1	16.8
75 or more	20.1	93.6	27.5	17.7		32.9	17.6

Reported effect of COVID–19 on instruction²
Offering only distance-learning instruction	18.8	93.9	26.3	17.3		32.9	17.3
Offering a hybrid of in-person and distance-learning instruction	17.2	94.3	25.3	17.4		35.1	17.4
Offering only in-person instruction or no effect on the instruction offered	20.2	93.3	24.3	19.2		33.6	13.5

All private school principals	16.3	92.4	16.3	13.6		30.1	16.7

School classification
Catholic	20.7	90.6	21.0	19.2		34.7	19.3
Other religious	12.6	93.8	12.5	9.1		26.9	14.2
Nonsectarian	18.8	91.5	18.8	16.4		31.3	18.6

Community type
City	16.9	92.7	17.9	14.2		28.7	16.1
Suburban	17.0	94.3	15.6	15.7		29.4	17.8
Town	20.8	88.8	19.0	13.5		46.5	21.0
Rural	12.5	90.3	14.0	9.5		26.5	14.0

School level¹
Elementary/middle	14.4	94.5	17.0	10.3		28.9	18.3
Secondary/high	18.5	91.1	17.2	15.8		32.1	16.1
Combined/other	16.4	92.0	16.0	14.2		30.0	16.3

Student enrollment
Less than 100	13.6	92.8	16.0	11.0		26.8	15.8
100–199	17.8	92.2	15.9	15.3		31.3	16.8
200–499	21.0	90.8	18.2	16.8		37.0	19.8
500–749	13.9	94.9	14.4	15.8		26.2	12.4
750 or more	17.7	94.5	13.2	18.5		28.7	11.7

Reported effect of COVID–19 on instruction²
Offering only distance-learning instruction	19.8	93.3	13.6	14.4	!	23.4	16.1
Offering a hybrid of in-person and distance-learning instruction	18.5	93.1	18.0	15.5		31.9	19.0
Offering only in-person instruction or no effect on the instruction offered	13.2	91.3	14.6	11.3		28.7	14.0

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

¹Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K to 4, and the number of elementary grades is higher than the number of middle grades. Middle schools offer at least one of grades 5 to 8, and the number of middle grades is greater than the number of elementary or secondary grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 9 through 12 than in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. School level categories in the 2020–21 NTPS differ from those in previous survey administrations; caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.

²Principals were asked to report the current effect of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on instruction at the school at the time they completed the survey. Thus, this was the reported effect on instruction at the time the survey was completed, not a summary of the school year.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Response options included “strongly disagree,” “somewhat disagree,” “somewhat agree,” and “strongly agree.” Principals who reported “somewhat agree” or “strongly agree” were considered to have reported that they “agreed” with different statements.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Principal and Private School Principal Data Files,” 2020–21.