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Table 7. Percentage of public school principals who thought they had a major influence on decisions concerning various activities at their school, by selected school characteristics: 2015–16

Selected school characteristic   Setting performance standards for students   Establishing curriculum   Determining the content of in-service professional development programs for teachers   Evaluating teachers   Hiring new full-time teachers   Setting discipline policy   Deciding how their school budget will be spent
All public schools   69.8   39.9   68.4   95.5   87.3   75.5   59.6
           
School classification                            
Traditional public   69.0   38.3   67.6   95.6   87.1   75.4   59.9
Charter school   78.6   57.5   78.0   93.5   89.7   76.5   56.0
Community type                            
City   69.0   37.8   72.2   94.3   83.8   72.8   61.8
Suburban   69.6   33.0   65.1   95.7   87.6   75.4   65.7
Town   69.8   42.6   67.1   95.7   90.7   75.7   59.1
Rural   70.9   49.0   69.2   96.3   88.9   78.1   50.4
School level                            
Primary   70.5   37.1   68.2   96.2   86.2   75.8   61.1
Middle   68.9   34.4   64.8   95.6   89.2   74.1   63.4
High   68.5   45.0   70.0   94.2   90.5   74.4   59.8
Combined   69.5   55.6   72.7   93.1   84.3   77.7   43.6
Student enrollment                            
Less than 100   70.4   55.0   70.9   90.6   85.3   79.2   49.7
100-199   71.3   52.1   70.3   95.2   84.3   78.4   51.6
200-499   71.0   41.4   67.6   96.2   85.9   76.4   57.9
500-749   68.3   35.1   68.6   96.3   88.8   74.9   62.9
750-999   69.6   31.8   66.9   95.8   90.3   74.2   63.7
1,000 or more   67.4   33.9   69.3   93.9   90.3   69.1   67.7
Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches                            
0-34   66.6   35.2   66.4   96.6   90.9   75.8   61.3
35-49   71.5   37.6   66.1   95.6   90.5   75.5   58.1
50-74   67.5   38.5   69.1   94.9   87.3   73.7   58.0
75 or more   72.8   44.0   69.0   95.8   83.2   76.3   60.5
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program   72.1   50.0   77.8   89.6   86.7   75.3   55.4
NOTE: Response options included "no influence," "minor influence," "moderate influence," "major influence," and "not applicable." Principals who reported "not applicable" are excluded from the table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Principal Data File," 2015–16.
 

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