Spotlight on Data

Public School
Private School

Race/ethnicity of public school teachers

Percentage of public school teachers Planning on Remaining in Teaching

AVERAGE TOTAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

6.9

YEARS

Average Hours Per Week public school principals Spent on All School-related activities by region

West

57.2

HRS

Midwest

HRS

South

59.3

HRS

Northeast

58.5

HRS

Average base salary for public school teachers by region

Average Teacher base salary at the region level

Average percentage of time per school year public school principals spent on various school-related tasks

29.9

INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

28.8

CURRICULUM AND TEACHER-RELATED TASKS

23.9

STUDENT INTERACTIONS

15.1

PARENT INTERACTIONS

Race/Ethnicity of private school Teachers

Percentage of Private Schools with Staff in Specific Specialties

Average Total Years of experience for private school principals

YEARS

Private School Start Time

8:12 AM

Average Start Time

Percentage Distribution of Start Times

Before
7:30 AM

1.1%

7:30 AM - 7:59 AM

16%

8:00 AM - 8:29 AM

52.3%

8:30 AM - 8:59 AM

24.4%

9:00 AM
or later

6.3%

Average percentage of time per school year private school principals spent on various school-related tasks

32.7

INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

27.9

CURRICULUM AND TEACHER-RELATED TASKS

20.5

STUDENT INTERACTIONS

16.1

PARENT INTERACTIONS

Have the characteristics of the principal and teacher workforces in the United States changed over time?

Teachers

Principals