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Principals

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

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Asian, non-Hispanic
13.2/100

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

9.1/100

Hispanic, regardless of race

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
75.3/100

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
41.1 %

Master's degree
47.9 %

Education specialist or professional diploma1
11 %

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

29.7%
Internal administrative tasks

31.4%
Curriculum and teaching-related tasks

21.9%
Student interactions

14.9%
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

15.2%
The stress and disappointments involved in being a principal at this school aren't really worth it

18.5%
If I could get a higher paying job I'd leave this job as soon as possible

13.9%
I think about transferring to another school

34.3%
I don't seem to have as much enthusiasm now as I did when I began this job

16.3%
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

36.1%
Special education

16.6%
English or language arts

19.9%
Social studies!

38.4%
Computer science

30.9%
Mathematics

38.9%
Biology or life sciences


45%
Physical sciences1

23.7%
English as a Second Language (ESL), or bilingual education

64.5%
Foreign languages

13.3%
Music or art !

49.2%
Career or technical education

12.9%
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

8:19
Average start time
3.1 %
Before 7:30 a.m.
20.3 %
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
26.5 %
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
38.4 %
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
11.6 %
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

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
3.8/100

Asian, non-Hispanic

5.7/100

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

8.7/100

Hispanic, regardless of race

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
80.4/100

White, non-Hispanic

1.1/100

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

$84,600

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

$6,800
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%
Selecting textbooks and other instructional materials

90.7%
Selecting content, topics, and skills to be taught

97.6%
Selecting teaching techniques

98.3%
Evaluating and grading students

95.8%
Disciplining students

97.9%
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