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Average total years of experience as a 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, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

          Percent of principals by reported years of experience
at current school		  
School type and selected school characteristic Average total years
of experience		   Average years at
current school		   Less than
3 years		   3–9 years   10 years
or more		  
   All schools 7.4   4.8   44.3   40.6   15.2  
                     
All public schools 6.8   4.2   45.9   42.1   12.0  
                     
School classification                    
Traditional public 6.8   4.2   45.6   42.4   11.9  
Charter school 6.5   4.1   49.5   38.0   12.5  
                     
Community type                    
City 6.4   3.9   48.7   41.0   10.3  
Suburban 6.8   4.1   44.1   45.3   10.6  
Town 7.1   4.5   46.3   38.5   15.2  
Rural 7.0   4.5   45.0   41.1   13.9  
                     
School level                    
Primary 6.9   4.3   44.2   43.7   12.0  
Middle 6.3   4.0   48.5   40.7   10.8  
High 6.8   4.1   47.8   40.6   11.6  
Combined 6.9   4.3   47.8   38.0   14.3  
                     
Student enrollment                    
Less than 100 6.4   4.1   52.4   34.4   13.3  
100–199 6.7   4.3   49.4   34.7   15.9  
200–499 7.0   4.4   44.2   42.9   12.9  
500–749 6.5   4.0   46.8   42.3   10.9  
750–999 6.8   4.0   44.6   45.9   9.4  
1,000 or more 6.9   4.1   44.6   45.6   9.8  
                     
Percent of K–12 students who were approved
for free or reduced‑price lunches		                    
0–34 7.3   4.5   43.0   43.8   13.2  
35–49 6.8   4.4   44.2   41.6   14.2  
50–74 6.9   4.3   43.2   44.2   12.5  
75 or more 6.3   3.8   50.8   39.6   9.6  
                     
All private schools 9.7   7.0   38.6   35.3   26.2  
                     
School Classification                    
Catholic 9.5   5.9   42.5   36.6   20.9  
Other religious 9.4   7.0   39.4   33.3   27.3  
Nonsectarian 10.3   8.0   33.2   37.4   29.5  
                     
Community type                    
City 10.0   7.3   33.8   39.5   26.7  
Suburban 10.3   7.5   37.9   33.5   28.5  
Town 10.4   7.2   39.0   37.3   23.7  
Rural 8.0   5.6   46.5   30.7   22.8  
                     
School level                    
Elementary 9.5   6.6   42.0   32.9   25.1  
Secondary 9.0   6.3   37.6   39.8   22.6  
Combined 10.3   7.9   32.9   37.3   29.7  
                     
Student enrollment                    
Less than 100 9.3   7.4   40.0   32.0   28.0  
100–199 9.5   6.3   39.9   36.7   23.4  
200–499 10.3   6.6   36.7   39.1   24.3  
500–749 9.8   6.8   35.4   38.7   25.9  
750 or more 12.4   8.2   23.4   47.0   29.5  
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), “Public School Principal and Private School Principal Documentation Data Files,” 2017–18.

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