Percentage distribution of 2020–21 public school principals, by 2021–22 status and state: 2021–22

State	Stayers	Movers		Leavers		Other
United States	79.6	5.9		11.2		3.2

Alabama	80.2	‡		12.0		‡
Alaska	69.0	6.4	!	19.4		5.2	!
Arizona	81.5	6.4	!	6.8		5.3	!
Arkansas	78.6	8.9	!	10.9	!	‡
California	76.9	8.6		12.2		2.3

Colorado	80.7	‡		13.9		‡
Connecticut	83.0	4.7	!	10.7		‡
Delaware	78.9	5.7	!	13.4		‡
District of Columbia	88.5	6.6	!	4.9	!	‡
Florida	76.1	9.3		9.5		5.0	!

Georgia	82.8	2.8	!	12.5		‡
Hawaii	79.8	6.2	!	14.0		‡
Idaho	80.7	5.1	!	10.4	!	‡
Illinois	85.9	1.6	!	11.1		‡
Indiana	85.0	3.6	!	11.4		‡

Iowa	81.9	‡		13.9	!	‡
Kansas	78.3	8.8	!	8.3	!	‡
Kentucky	78.2	‡		17.4		‡
Louisiana	85.3	‡		11.5	!	‡
Maine	89.3	‡		10.1	!	‡

Maryland	85.3	5.3	!	8.7	!	‡
Massachusetts	82.3	9.1	!	6.3	!	‡
Michigan	79.4	4.3	!	12.5		3.7	!
Minnesota	81.8	‡		6.6	!	‡
Mississippi	69.6	10.7		18.1		‡

Missouri	81.2	‡		15.7		‡
Montana	70.5	13.3	!	8.7	!	‡
Nebraska	91.1	‡		6.4	!	‡
Nevada	78.6	5.5	!	14.3		‡
New Hampshire	87.3	‡		8.9	!	‡

New Jersey	86.3	3.5	!	9.7		‡
New Mexico	73.6	7.1	!	15.2		‡
New York	84.6	2.0	!	9.8		3.7	!
North Carolina	71.0	13.5		11.0		4.5	!
North Dakota	81.7	4.6	!	10.9	!	‡

Ohio	82.1	6.5		10.0		‡
Oklahoma	68.9	8.6	!	17.3		5.2	!
Oregon	72.2	13.1		11.6		‡
Pennsylvania	80.9	4.5	!	10.2		4.3	!
Rhode Island	70.9	10.9	!	14.0		4.2	!

South Carolina	81.5	‡		12.3	!	‡
South Dakota	74.7	‡		‡		19.6
Tennessee	80.8	6.4	!	10.2	!	‡
Texas	75.0	4.7		13.7		6.5
Utah	76.5	8.4	!	13.6		‡

Vermont	82.4	‡		9.0		5.0	!
Virginia	82.0	9.2		7.1	!	‡
Washington	78.2	8.4	!	9.4	!	‡
West Virginia	81.0	‡		9.3	!	7.2	!
Wisconsin	86.4	4.0	!	6.6	!	‡
Wyoming	74.3	‡		13.2	!	‡

! 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).

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable analysis or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. “Stayers” are principals who were principals in the same school in the 2021-22 school year as in the base year (2020–21). “Movers” are principals who were still principals in the 2021-22 school year but had moved to a different school from their base year (2020–21) school. “Leavers” are principals who were no longer principals in the 2021-22 school year. “Other” includes principals who had left their base-year (2020–21) school, but for whom it was not possible to determine a mover or leaver status in the 2021-22 school year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), “Public School Principal Status Data File,” 2021–22.