Table 1. Number of 2015–16 public school principals and percentage distribution of public school principals selected working conditions or school climate characteristics, by 2016–17 status: 2016

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Number of 2015–16 public school principals and percentage distribution of public school principals selected working conditions or school climate characteristics, by 2016–17 status: 2016–17

		Percent
Working condition or school climate characteristic in 2015–16	Total¹	Stayers	Movers		Leavers		Other
All public schools	86,180	82.2	6.0		9.8		2.0

Hours per week spent on all school-related activities
Less than 45	3,990	75.5	8.3		12.7		3.5	!
45-54	18,480	82.7	6.1		9.1		2.0
55-59	12,880	84.8	5.9		8.5		0.7	!
60 or more	50,830	81.8	5.9		10.1		2.2

Bargaining agreements
Represented under a meet-and-confer agreement	14,960	84.0	7.2		7.3		1.5
Represented under a collective bargaining agreement	24,320	84.4	5.9		7.9		1.8
Not represented under a meet-and-confer or collective bargaining agreement	46,910	80.5	5.7		11.5		2.3

The following problems occurred at least once a month or more often:
Physical conflicts among students	26,570	81.4	7.7		8.6		2.4
Robbery or theft	6,520	82.0	6.5		9.6		2.0	!
Vandalism	5,380	81.1	7.7		9.5		1.6	!
Student use of alcohol	2,030	81.6	3.9	!	13.7		‡
Student use of illegal drugs	4,070	81.4	5.2		10.9		2.6	!
Student possession of weapons	390	83.3	‡		‡		‡
Physical abuse of teachers	2,070	75.9	10.8	!	9.1	!	4.2	!
Students racial tensions	3,350	83.4	7.4		5.7		3.6	!
Student bullying	30,060	82.4	5.8		10.2		1.7
Student verbal abuse of teachers	14,310	79.3	7.4		10.5		2.8
Widespread disorder in classrooms	4,830	76.1	9.3		11.5		3.0	!
Student acts of disrespect for teachers	26,690	81.2	7.7		9.3		1.8
Gang activities	1,510	80.7	4.5	!	10.3		4.5	!

More than 50 percent of students had at least one parent or guardian participate in the following events:
Open house or back-to-school night	61,120	82.7	5.9		9.7		1.8
Parent-teacher conference	58,170	82.9	5.9		9.2		2.0
Special subject-area events²	45,900	83.3	5.9		9.1		1.8
! 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).
¹ These estimates do not include 4.7 percent of the 2015–16 principals about whom no information was available in 2016–17.
² Special subject-area events include science fairs and concerts.
NOTE: "Stayers" are principals who were principals in the same school in the current school year as in the base year. "Movers" are principals who were still principals in the current school year but had moved to a different school after the base year. "Leavers" are principals who were no longer principals after the base year. "Other" includes principals who had left their base-year school, but for whom it was not possible to determine a mover or leaver status in 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), "Public School Principal Data File," 2015–16; and Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), "Public School Principal Status Data File," 2016–17.

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