Average total years of experience as a private school principal, average years as a principal at current school, and percentage distribution of private school principals, by reported years of experience as a principal at current school and affiliation: 2017

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


	Average total years	Average years at current school	Percent of principals by reported years of experience at current school
Affiliation	Average total years	Average years at current school	Less than 3 years	3 – 9 years		10 years or more
All private schools	9.7	7.0	38.6	35.3		26.2

Catholic, Parochial	11.0	6.5	39.0	38.8		22.2
Catholic, Diocesan	8.3	5.1	46.8	34.1		19.1
Catholic, Private	10.0	7.3	36.8	39.5		23.7
Baptist	10.5	8.8	41.7	20.3		38.0
Jewish	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡

Lutheran	12.9	6.0	42.4	42.4	!	‡
Seventh-Day Adventist	9.8	6.9	45.9	23.7	!	30.4	!
All Other Religious	9.0	6.5	39.9	35.3		24.7
Non-sectarian, Regular	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis	10.5	8.5	28.5	37.7		33.8
Non-sectarian, Special Education	9.2	6.4	36.0	40.1		23.9
! 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 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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