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

                               
Affiliation 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 private schools 79.4   69.1   80.3   86.0   86.6   82.5   58.4  
                             
Catholic, Parochial 80.3   66.7   88.3   97.1   98.8   90.5   63.7  
Catholic, Diocesan 81.5   62.5   83.9   94.0   94.8   85.7   58.0  
Catholic, Private 82.8   80.6   87.1   85.8   85.1   78.9   58.8  
Baptist 88.0   85.8   83.5   87.2   82.8   89.0   60.1  
Jewish ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
                             
Lutheran 93.1   60.9   74.8   69.7   58.7   84.3   34.5 !
Seventh-Day Adventist 94.7   38.2 ! 77.7   81.7   69.0   96.7   67.9  
All Other Religious 74.7   66.3   73.8   81.5   79.3   79.2   54.1  
Non-sectarian, Regular ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis 80.7   68.7   78.0   79.3   86.4   82.2   70.8  
Non-sectarian, Special Education 75.8   69.5   85.1   92.7   90.9   78.4   48.1  
! 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 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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