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Average and median age of private school principals and percentage distribution of principals, by age category, sex, and affiliation: 2017–18
| Percent of principals by | ||||||||||||||||
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| Average age of principals | Median age of principals | Age | Sex | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Less than 45 years | 45–54 years | 55 years or more | Male | Female | |||||||||||
| All private schools | 52 | 52 | 28.9 | 27.5 | 43.5 | 42.0 | 58.0 | |||||||||
| Catholic, Parochial | 53 | 54 | 31.1 | 19.2 | 49.8 | 30.4 | 69.6 | |||||||||
| Catholic, Diocesan | 52 | 53 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 45.9 | 34.9 | 65.1 | |||||||||
| Catholic, Private | 52 | 52 | 35.7 | 17.9 | 46.4 | 47.9 | 52.1 | |||||||||
| Baptist | 54 | 56 | 18.1 | 24.9 | 57.0 | 53.1 | 46.9 | |||||||||
| Jewish | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||||
| Lutheran | 50 | 48 | 43.6 | 24.4 | ! | 32.0 | ! | 52.3 | 47.7 | |||||||
| Seventh-Day Adventist | 56 | 55 | ‡ | ‡ | 65.3 | 25.9 | ! | 74.1 | ||||||||
| All Other Religious | 51 | 51 | 31.1 | 29.2 | 39.7 | 50.7 | 49.3 | |||||||||
| Non-sectarian, Regular | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||||
| Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis | 52 | 52 | 27.4 | 33.6 | 39.0 | 21.4 | 78.6 | |||||||||
| Non-sectarian, Special Education | 51 | 49 | 35.3 | 27.8 | 36.9 | 27.8 | 72.2 | |||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate). | ||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Preliminary Public School Principal Restricted-Use Data File," 2017–18. | ||||||||||||||||
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