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

Affiliation	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
All private school principals	71.5	65.3		77.9	83.2	85.8	77.0	58.9

Catholic, Parochial	73.4	60.9		81.8	89.9	93.2	81.0	62.6
Catholic, Diocesan	68.5	60.7		77.1	94.2	94.3	79.1	55.7
Catholic, Private	74.8	70.2		73.2	83.7	90.2	71.2	57.4
Baptist	76.0	72.1		79.2	83.2	85.9	88.5	67.8
Jewish	80.1	82.6		75.2	89.3	84.9	72.4	53.7

Lutheran	64.3	66.3		87.6	86.4	63.0	75.8	57.8
Seventh-Day Adventist	52.4	20.7	!	33.7	43.9	51.6	60.9	39.6
All Other Religious	73.9	72.2		77.2	79.1	83.2	78.6	54.5
Non-sectarian, Regular	70.8	57.2		78.1	78.1	88.8	75.1	66.7
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	65.8	59.1		81.4	82.6	85.6	65.6	70.5
Non-sectarian, Special Education	75.5	69.5		88.1	91.0	96.3	81.0	56.9

! 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), “Private School Principal Data File,” 2020–21.