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Principals

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

0.6/100

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

1/100

Asian, non-Hispanic

10.4/100

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

9.3/100

Hispanic, regardless of race

0.3/100

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

77.1/100

White, non-Hispanic

1.3/100

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

2 %

Bachelor's degree or less

61.9 %

Master's degree

25 %

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

29.9%
Internal administrative tasks

28.8%
Curriculum and teaching-related tasks

23.9%
Student interactions

15.1%
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

17.8%
The stress and disappointments involved in being a principal at this school aren't really worth it

25.4%
If I could get a higher paying job I'd leave this job as soon as possible

17.5%
I think about transferring to another school

34.5%
I don't seem to have as much enthusiasm now as I did when I began this job

17.1%
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

40.2%
Special education

18%
English or language arts

10.8%
Social studies

31.3%
Computer science

31.7%
Mathematics

30.8%
Biology or life sciences

37.3%
Physical sciences¹

31.8%
English as a Second Language (ESL), or bilingual education

42.5%
Foreign languages

23.3%
Music or art

31.2%
Career or technical education

11.6%
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

8:13

Average start time

4.5 %

Before 7:30 a.m.

24.8 %

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

37.5 %

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

21.9 %

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

11.3 %

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

0.4/100

American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic

2.4/100

Asian, non-Hispanic

6.1/100

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

9.4/100

Hispanic, regardless of race

0.2/100

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic

79.9/100

White, non-Hispanic

1.6/100

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

$61,600

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

$6,100

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

84.1%
Selecting textbooks and other instructional materials

86.2%
Selecting content, topics, and skills to be taught

97.7%
Selecting teaching techniques

98.1%
Evaluating and grading students

96%
Disciplining students

96.7%
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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