Percentage of public school principals indicating that teacher performance evaluation results were used to inform any decisions about teachers during the last school year (2016–17), by selected school characteristics: 2017

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Percentage of public school principals indicating that teacher performance evaluation results were used to inform any decisions about teachers during the last school year (2016–17), by selected school characteristics: 2017–18

Selected school characteristic	Formally recognizing high-performing teachers	Determining annual salary increases	Determining bonuses or performance-based compensation other than salary increases	Determining teaching assignments	Offering career advancement opportunities, such as teacher leadership roles	Granting job protection or tenure
All public schools	39.1	8.5	14.4	48.5	43.8	37.7

School classification
Traditional public	37.5	6.5	12.5	47.6	42.2	39.1
Charter school	57.8	32.0	36.9	59.8	63.0	20.5

Community type
City	46.7	12.9	18.7	52.9	52.1	36.3
Suburban	35.9	8.1	13.5	46.4	42.6	41.3
Town	32.7	5.9	10.0	45.4	39.8	36.0
Rural	38.1	5.4	13.1	48.1	38.5	35.5

School level
Primary	37.5	8.4	15.2	47.2	42.5	37.6
Middle	39.4	7.3	12.9	52.5	45.6	39.4
High	41.7	8.6	12.6	51.7	45.7	38.7
Combined	42.1	10.3	16.0	43.3	44.2	33.0

Student enrollment
Less than 200	37.1	9.2	12.2	38.0	38.6	32.7
200–499	37.6	7.8	13.2	46.0	42.6	39.1
500–749	40.1	8.4	15.9	50.6	44.4	37.6
750–999	40.0	7.4	17.2	54.7	45.7	35.9
1,000 or more	44.2	11.1	16.1	62.0	52.5	40.5

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	31.5	7.2	11.4	38.5	38.1	38.8
35–49	33.2	6.4	10.2	44.3	37.7	38.2
50–74	38.6	7.4	13.0	50.4	43.9	35.3
75 or more	48.1	11.1	19.6	57.2	51.1	38.1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Principal and Private School Principal Documentation Data Files," 2017–18.

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