Principals’ influence on decisions: Percentage of public K–12 school principals who thought they had a major influence on decisions concerning various activities at their school, by state: 2020–21

State	Setting performance standards for students	Establishing curriculum		Determining the content of in-service professional development programs for teachers	Evaluating teachers	Hiring new full-time teachers	Setting discipline policy	Deciding how their school budget will be spent
United States	58.7	35.0		63.6	92.9	89.4	60.2	57.6

Alabama	67.1	41.2		53.4	93.7	84.2	43.3	74.5
Alaska	44.4	31.1		58.2	86.7	69.4	65.3	51.2
Arizona	63.5	35.4		67.8	92.5	91.6	57.1	46.6
Arkansas	50.9	43.6		55.0	96.8	89.1	59.0	44.3
California	58.4	31.7		60.7	90.6	81.3	67.5	63.2

Colorado	50.3	38.3		77.8	89.8	96.6	72.4	66.4
Connecticut	48.0	21.1		58.0	91.5	89.4	56.1	40.5
Delaware	58.9	13.7		58.5	96.2	87.1	31.5	75.7
District of Columbia	62.2	31.5		59.8	81.6	93.3	53.8	49.5
Florida	70.9	35.2		68.0	94.1	93.7	57.0	54.9

Georgia	63.0	28.9		72.2	97.1	95.4	53.3	71.1
Hawaii	59.0	46.2		79.1	85.7	91.4	52.8	79.8
Idaho	54.2	27.9		65.0	90.6	92.3	66.5	58.3
Illinois	52.9	43.3		62.2	94.2	91.6	53.0	48.6
Indiana	51.3	43.0		73.5	95.9	92.6	70.7	32.3

Iowa	49.6	21.8		68.9	95.8	87.9	62.5	40.6
Kansas	54.0	34.0		76.2	98.2	92.5	75.5	56.8
Kentucky	58.4	50.6		70.6	94.9	96.6	83.1	80.3
Louisiana	60.6	21.5		64.1	93.0	93.8	54.9	69.5
Maine	48.0	36.7		75.3	92.1	96.4	69.7	45.1

Maryland	61.8	12.7	!	57.2	87.3	77.6	35.8	73.6
Massachusetts	59.6	28.0		54.6	88.7	96.6	63.2	46.5
Michigan	55.7	44.1		66.2	92.5	91.4	66.0	53.0
Minnesota	49.3	39.8		65.9	87.1	95.4	70.3	46.1
Mississippi	74.0	28.8		66.6	92.6	92.8	49.4	55.4

Missouri	56.0	46.1		68.2	97.9	91.3	63.2	57.7
Montana	60.6	51.2		70.2	91.2	84.7	68.2	42.4
Nebraska	53.9	54.6		62.3	98.0	98.0	65.6	32.6
Nevada	63.6	37.1		74.6	89.8	94.7	59.8	67.4
New Hampshire	53.1	28.3		54.4	91.8	94.5	45.9	35.8

New Jersey	61.7	30.2		46.8	89.4	88.5	57.2	57.5
New Mexico	68.7	50.7		73.4	94.4	86.3	67.5	66.6
New York	59.2	49.0		60.4	88.8	85.3	53.7	46.8
North Carolina	54.5	22.4		51.6	94.0	90.5	59.1	62.5
North Dakota	48.8	36.9		65.6	93.5	92.8	64.1	33.2

Ohio	46.9	33.7		59.7	94.1	84.9	61.4	54.0
Oklahoma	61.7	45.0		65.9	96.1	91.6	67.4	40.8
Oregon	41.1	24.2		67.8	92.6	87.4	50.0	58.6
Pennsylvania	56.8	45.6		53.2	94.1	76.7	56.6	46.9
Rhode Island	51.6	30.2		62.8	88.3	63.4	49.4	42.6

South Carolina	67.9	34.6		69.1	92.9	93.4	57.6	75.2
South Dakota	63.4	53.3		66.6	94.7	90.5	79.2	40.5
Tennessee	62.6	22.7		63.9	97.5	92.5	69.9	64.8
Texas	69.4	34.8		63.6	95.2	92.9	55.4	67.1
Utah	58.9	22.9		68.2	85.2	96.7	64.8	70.3

Vermont	47.3	25.1		65.7	94.7	97.5	66.5	51.1
Virginia	56.9	15.8		62.9	91.9	90.9	45.0	67.5
Washington	52.5	25.4		73.5	91.8	90.4	60.1	64.2
West Virginia	61.8	33.2		54.3	95.2	77.1	66.5	65.4
Wisconsin	55.2	34.7		68.3	94.5	90.6	63.7	63.5
Wyoming	51.6	33.6		61.7	94.3	96.8	78.3	71.5

! 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).

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Response options included "no influence," "minor influence," "moderate influence," "major influence," and "not applicable." Principals who reported "not applicable" are excluded from the table.

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