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Average total years of experience as a public school principal, average years as a principal at current school, and percentage distribution of public school principals, by reported years of experience as a principal at current school and state: 2017–18

  Average total years of experience   Average years at current school   Percent of principals by reported years of experience at current school
State     Less than 3 years   3 – 9 years   10 years or more    
United States 6.8   4.2   45.9   42.1   12.0  
                     
Alabama 6.6   3.7   51.6   38.3   10.1 !
Alaska 5.7   2.8   60.2   36.4   3.4 !
Arizona 6.4   4.1   51.5   34.1   14.3  
Arkansas 8.5   6.0   40.7   36.2   23.1  
California 6.4   3.4   51.0   42.3   6.8  
                     
Colorado 6.0   3.9   49.6   36.7   13.7  
Connecticut 6.2   4.0   44.5   44.1   11.3  
Delaware 6.0   3.7   37.8   58.1   ‡  
District of Columbia ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Florida 6.5   3.8   47.9   43.1   9.0  
                     
Georgia 5.5   3.3   52.7   42.8   4.5 !
Hawaii 8.2   4.9   31.4   57.1   11.5  
Idaho 7.6   4.1   45.0   42.0   13.1  
Illinois 6.2   4.3   49.4   35.0   15.6  
Indiana 7.5   5.0   30.9   53.8   15.4  
                     
Iowa 8.9   5.9   29.6   48.0   22.4  
Kansas 7.6   3.8   45.7   43.2   11.0  
Kentucky 5.5   4.1   39.3   50.5   ‡  
Louisiana 7.2   5.4   40.3   39.3   20.4  
Maine 7.2   4.1   46.4   38.7   14.9  
                     
Maryland ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Massachusetts 6.1   3.6   52.8   40.1   7.1  
Michigan 6.9   4.3   43.7   44.4   11.8  
Minnesota 7.8   5.9   35.7   45.7   18.5  
Mississippi 5.9   3.3   58.2   32.8   8.9 !
                     
Missouri 7.2   4.8   38.1   49.9   11.9  
Montana 6.7   4.3   52.1   34.7   13.2  
Nebraska 7.6   4.3   44.8   44.1   11.0 !
Nevada 7.1   4.1   46.8   42.2   11.0 !
New Hampshire 8.0   4.9   40.6   43.7   15.8  
                     
New Jersey 7.3   4.7   38.0   49.1   12.8  
New Mexico 5.9   3.5   55.5   35.5   9.0 !
New York 6.8   5.0   39.6   42.6   17.9  
North Carolina 6.4   2.9   59.9   34.8   5.3 !
North Dakota 10.1   6.3   40.0   37.3   22.7  
                     
Ohio 8.4   5.2   38.3   45.7   16.1  
Oklahoma 5.9   3.8   42.2   50.3   7.4 !
Oregon 6.6   3.4   48.3   42.9   8.8 !
Pennsylvania 7.0   4.5   39.3   46.8   13.9  
Rhode Island 7.8   4.4   45.1   43.3   11.5 !
                     
South Carolina 7.0   4.7   43.8   35.3   20.9  
South Dakota 10.6   7.9   34.6   28.7   36.7  
Tennessee 7.2   5.3   37.4   46.2   16.4  
Texas 6.3   3.7   52.8   37.8   9.4  
Utah 5.9   3.1   57.2   38.9   ‡  
                     
Vermont 7.0   3.0   58.6   36.8   4.5 !
Virginia 6.0   3.8   47.6   44.1   8.3  
Washington 7.5   4.1   45.7   39.8   14.5  
West Virginia 6.7   4.4   44.7   43.2   12.1 !
Wisconsin 7.1   4.7   33.9   52.6   13.5  
Wyoming 8.8   4.4   47.7   41.4   10.9  
! 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: Years of experience do not include the current school year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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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