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Percentage of public school principals who thought they had a major influence on decisions concerning various activities at their school, by state: 2017–18

State 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  
United States 70.6   40.4   69.1   95.5   88.5   73.0   60.4  
                             
Alabama 76.6   44.3   59.5   90.8   86.3   69.7   71.0  
Alaska 55.2   28.2   62.2   87.9   65.6   66.1   41.8  
Arizona 72.9   40.6   75.1   92.4   88.6   66.4   50.5  
Arkansas 67.1   49.6   66.1   97.9   91.4   61.4   46.5  
California 73.3   42.6   67.8   92.6   77.8   79.5   69.6  
                             
Colorado 79.5   44.7   78.9   96.8   93.1   73.3   75.3  
Connecticut 75.6   30.5   53.6   94.4   88.2   74.7   43.7  
Delaware 67.7   26.1   69.8   97.5   88.2   58.4   72.3  
District of Columbia ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Florida 78.5   41.1   68.3   96.4   93.3   65.1   55.0  
                             
Georgia 72.6   36.4   77.7   97.9   98.5   71.9   68.9  
Hawaii 65.5   64.0   85.2   82.3   91.1   75.4   83.2  
Idaho 77.4   41.0   63.7   99.4   98.1   74.6   71.6  
Illinois 70.3   42.6   72.5   96.2   90.4   68.6   58.5  
Indiana 70.3   47.1   80.2   98.9   95.8   75.5   46.4  
                             
Iowa 72.6   35.9   79.2   98.9   94.6   73.5   58.7  
Kansas 64.3   27.6   71.2   96.5   87.9   75.8   53.6  
Kentucky 79.5   56.2   80.1   97.1   88.7   74.0   68.2  
Louisiana 66.4   31.2   70.6   94.1   87.4   68.4   74.3  
Maine 57.3   36.7   71.8   94.2   93.0   79.7   39.9  
                             
Maryland ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Massachusetts 61.8   38.8   65.9   96.3   92.3   83.9   48.1  
Michigan 64.6   42.2   68.5   96.1   83.5   70.8   49.7  
Minnesota 70.5   34.6   75.3   93.5   94.8   73.4   50.7  
Mississippi 62.5   42.0   71.5   95.4   90.3   51.7   57.7  
                             
Missouri 74.7   43.4   65.3   96.7   94.5   70.4   61.8  
Montana 73.5   58.1   70.8   96.4   85.4   79.0   37.1  
Nebraska 71.2   41.4   79.8   99.1   93.4   70.4   40.1  
Nevada 71.0   46.5   74.8   93.8   95.4   66.1   58.0  
New Hampshire 69.9   51.5   67.2   95.3   94.5   78.3   58.1  
                             
New Jersey 72.4   34.5   59.9   95.1   81.1   79.6   61.2  
New Mexico 73.9   56.9   80.0   94.0   95.5   75.0   60.2  
New York 70.8   50.3   64.6   93.0   86.7   71.8   52.9  
North Carolina 66.9   26.8   63.4   95.6   92.0   74.2   69.1  
North Dakota 58.8   54.0   70.2   95.4   85.0   72.2   28.5  
                             
Ohio 62.7   35.9   62.8   96.4   81.2   78.6   51.8  
Oklahoma 66.3   46.9   69.0   97.8   93.9   81.1   45.2  
Oregon 58.7   33.8   72.0   98.3   95.5   67.6   62.0  
Pennsylvania 63.3   37.4   53.4   96.0   70.5   65.7   45.5  
Rhode Island 64.9   37.8   60.3   88.8   58.6   67.0   49.0  
                             
South Carolina 79.2   50.8   76.2   95.8   92.5   71.3   74.0  
South Dakota 73.3   64.0   73.0   98.3   90.4   82.1   43.0  
Tennessee 67.9   32.1   58.6   98.0   89.4   77.3   63.0  
Texas 77.7   43.4   71.4   98.0   94.8   76.7   74.1  
Utah 73.0   34.5   86.2   95.9   98.9   81.0   74.1  
                             
Vermont 75.7   47.7   55.9   100.0   92.3   87.2   44.0  
Virginia 68.5   19.2   75.9   96.1   93.0   55.7   60.1  
Washington 63.4   26.5   74.0   94.8   92.5   72.1   68.3  
West Virginia 75.2   39.7   55.1   94.3   73.5   82.1   76.6  
Wisconsin 66.1   49.4   72.1   93.5   86.2   76.9   65.3  
Wyoming 59.9   39.8   52.6   96.5   97.1   73.2   71.9  
‡ Reporting standards not met. The response rate is below 50 percent.
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), "Preliminary Public School Principal Restricted-Use Data File," 2017–18.
 

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