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Spotlight on Data
Did You Know During the 2017–18 school year
Public Schools
- 78 percent of public school teachers reported being evaluated during the last school year. Of those evaluated, 73 percent agreed that the evaluation process had a positive effect on their teaching.
- The average base salary of regular full-time teachers in public schools was $57,900.
- 96 percent of public school principals reported having a major influence on decisions concerning evaluating teachers, 89 percent reported having a major influence on hiring new full-time teachers, and 73 percent reported having a major influence on setting discipline policy.
- The average annual salary of public school principals was $98,300.
Private Schools
- 69 percent of private school teachers reported being evaluated during the last school year. Of those evaluated, 84 percent agreed that the evaluation process had a positive effect on their teaching.
- The average base salary of regular full-time teachers in private schools was $45,300.
- 86 percent of private school principals reported having a major influence on decisions concerning evaluating teachers, 87 percent reported having a major influence on hiring new full-time teachers, and 83 percent reported having a major influence on setting discipline policy.
- The average annual salary of private school principals was $72,500.
The National Teacher and Principal Survey and its precursor, the Schools and Staffing Survey, provide the answers to important education questions from the perspective of Principals and Teachers. Answers to commonly asked questions like those found here help school districts and policy makers at the state, federal, and local levels set education policy and improve teacher and principal working conditions. Click the chart icons below to learn more about each of the following commonly asked questions:
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How have beginning principal salaries changed over time?
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