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Principals

Percentage distribution of public school principals, by race/ethnicity and state: 2020–21

5.1/100

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic!

Asian, non-Hispanic ‡

Black or African American, non-Hispanic ‡

36.3/100

Hispanic, regardless of race

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic ‡

52.3/100

White, non-Hispanic

Two or more races, non-Hispanic ‡

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Hispanic includes Latino. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: Percentage distribution of public school principals, by race/ethnicity and state: 2020–21

Percentage distribution of public school principals, by highest degree earned and state: 2020–21

Bachelor's degree or less ‡

71.5 %

Master's degree

23.5 %

Education specialist or professional diploma¹

5 %

Doctorate or first professional degree!

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: Percentage distribution of public school principals, by highest degree earned and state: 2020–21

Average percentage of time per school year spent on various school-related tasks, by state: 2020–21

32.4%
Internal administrative tasks

27.8%
Curriculum and teaching-related tasks

21.8%
Student interactions

16.4%
Parent interactions

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to 100 because the percentage of time spent on “other” activities is not shown.
Source: Average hours per week that public school principals spent on all school-related activities and average percentage of time per school year spent on various school-related tasks, by state: 2020–21

Percentage of public school principals who agreed with statements about their position as a principal, by state: 2020–21

17.4%
The stress and disappointments involved in being a principal at this school aren't really worth it

29.8%
If I could get a higher paying job I'd leave this job as soon as possible

8%
I think about transferring to another school!

33.7%
I don't seem to have as much enthusiasm now as I did when I began this job

21.4%
I think about staying home from school because I'm just too tired to go

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: Percentage of public school principals who agreed with statements about their position as a principal, by state: 2020–21

Schools

Of public schools that had teaching vacancies in a specific field for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies in each field, by field and state: 2020–21

61.9%
Special education

27.3%
English or language arts!

Social studies ‡

41%
Computer science!

53.7%
Mathematics

51.6%
Biology or life sciences

54.9%
Physical sciences¹

47.3%
English as a Second Language (ESL), or bilingual education

54.7%
Foreign languages

28.5%
Music or art

36.8%
Career or technical education!

Physical education or health ‡

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Each column has a different denominator since two response options, “This position is not offered in this school” and “No vacancy in this field this school year,” were used to exclude schools from the calculations for each field.
Source: Of public schools that had teaching vacancies in a specific field for the current school year, percentage that found it very difficult or were not able to fill the vacancies in each field, by field and state: 2020–21

Average public school start time and percentage distribution of public school start time, by state: 2020–21

8:18

Average start time

Before 7:30 a.m. ‡

16.8 %

7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.

43 %

8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.

22.3 %

8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.

15.5 %

8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: Average public school start time and percentage distribution of public school start time, by state: 2020–21

Teachers

Percentage distribution of public school teachers, by race/ethnicity and state: 2020–21

3.5/100

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

4.8/100

Asian, non-Hispanic

Black or African American, non-Hispanic ‡

35.8/100

Hispanic, regardless of race

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic ‡

53.8/100

White, non-Hispanic

1.5/100

Two or more races, non-Hispanic!

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Hispanic includes Latino. Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: Percentage distribution of public school teachers, by race/ethnicity and state: 2020–21

Average base teaching salary for regular full-time teachers: 2020-21

$53,800

Percent of public school teachers with a job outside the system during the school year and average amount earned: 2020-21

$4,700

Average amount earned

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. For average base salary, teachers who reported zero are excluded from the table. Summer earnings are not included. A regular full-time teacher is any teacher whose primary position in a school is not an itinerant teacher, a long-term substitute, a short-term substitute, a student teacher, a teacher aide, an administrator, a library media or librarian, another type of professional staff (e.g., counselor, curriculum coordinator, social worker) or support staff (e.g., secretary), or a part-time teacher.
Source: Among regular full-time public school teachers, average base salary and earnings from all sources, percentage of public school teachers with earnings from various salary supplements, and among those teachers, the average amount earned from the supplement during the current school year, by state: 2020–21

Percentage of public school teachers who responded that they have any control over various areas of planning and teaching in their classrooms, by state: 2020–21

89.3%
Selecting textbooks and other instructional materials

90.5%
Selecting content, topics, and skills to be taught

98%
Selecting teaching techniques

96.9%
Evaluating and grading students

96.1%
Disciplining students

96.3%
Determining the amount of homework to be assigned

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Response options included “no control,” “minor control,” “moderate control,” and “a great deal of control.” Teachers who reported “minor control,” “moderate control,” or “a great deal of control” were considered to have reported having “any control.”
Source: Percentage of public school teachers who responded that they have any control over various areas of planning and teaching in their classrooms, by state: 2020–21

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