Table 3.Number and percentage distribution of private school principals, by 2012-13 status and selected principal or school characteristics in the 2011-12 school year: 2012-13

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Table 3. Number and percentage distribution of private school principals, by 2012-13 status and selected principal or school characteristics in the 2011-12 school year: 2012-13


	Number								Percent
Principal or school characteristic in 2011-12	Total¹	Stayers	Movers		Leavers		Other		Stayers	Movers		Leavers		Other
All private schools	24,800	19,800	530		2,880		1,580		79.8	2.2		11.6		6.4
Age
Less than 45 years	6,820	5,280	140	!	770		630		77.4	2.0	!	11.3		9.2
45-54 years	6,010	4,780	180	!	550		490	!	79.6	3.0	!	9.2		8.2	!
55 years or more	11,970	9,740	210		1,560		460		81.4	1.8		13.0		3.8
Sex
Male	10,940	8,340	320		1,340		950		76.2	2.9		12.2		8.7
Female	13,850	11,460	210	!	1,550		630		82.7	1.5	!	11.2		4.6
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino, of any race	850	770	‡		‡		#		91.0	‡		‡		#
White, not Hispanic or Latino	21,720	17,190	440		2,700		1,390		79.1	2.0		12.4		6.4
Black, not Hispanic or Latino	1,610	1,340	‡		110	!	130	!	83.1	‡		6.6	!	7.9	!
All other races/ethnicities²	610	490	‡		‡		‡		80.3	‡		‡		‡
Salary
Less than $60,000	14,350	11,210	190		1,830		1,130		78.1	1.3		12.7		7.9
$60,000-$79,999	5,230	4,330	220		510		170	!	82.7	4.2		9.7		3.3	!
$80,000-$99,999	2,150	1,660	‡		250		190	!	77.4	2.1	!	11.7		8.8	!
$100,000 or more	3,060	2,600	80	!	300		90	!	84.9	2.5	!	9.7		2.9	!
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree or less	7,310	5,420	100	!	930		850		74.2	1.4	!	12.7		11.6
Master's degree	12,590	10,560	260		1,440		320		83.9	2.1		11.5		2.6
Educational specialist or professional diploma³	2,600	2,080	110	!	190	!	220	!	80.0	4.3	!	7.3	!	8.3
Doctorate or first professional degree	2,300	1,730	60	!	320		190	!	75.3	2.5	!	13.8		8.3	!
Years of experience as a principal at 2011-12 school
Less than 3 years	8,560	6,320	230		1,080		930		73.8	2.7		12.7		10.8
3-5 years	4,820	3,650	120	!	740		310		75.8	2.4	!	15.4		6.4
6-9 years	4,110	3,430	60	!	400		‡		83.5	2.4	!	9.6		5.4	!
10 years or more	7,310	6,400	120	!	660		120	!	87.5	1.7	!	9.1		1.7	!
Years of experience as a principal at any school
Less than 3 years	5,090	3,760	‡		730		540		73.9	‡		14.3		10.6
3-5 years	4,200	3,010	110	!	640		440	!	71.7	2.5	!	15.3		10.5	!
6-9 years	3,820	3,180	50	!	310		280	!	83.2	1.4	!	8.2		7.2	!
10 years or more	11,690	9,850	320		1,190		330		84.3	2.7		10.2		2.8
Years of experience as a teacher prior to becoming a principal
Less than 5 years	4,650	3,310	‡		610		700	!	71.2	‡		13.2		14.9
5-10 years	4,540	3,620	180	!	460		280		79.8	4.0	!	10.1		6.1
10-15 years	4,900	4,000	100	!	540		260	!	81.5	2.0	!	11.1		5.4	!
15 years or more	10,700	8,870	220		1,270		340		82.9	2.1		11.9		3.2
School classification
Catholic	6,690	5,450	110	!	960		160	!	81.5	1.7	!	14.4		2.5	!
Other religious	11,930	9,150	290		1,390		1,100		76.7	2.4		11.7		9.2
Nonsectarian	6,180	5,200	130	!	530		320		84.2	2.1	!	8.5		5.2
Community type
City	8,510	6,760	210		1,080		460		79.5	2.5		12.7		5.4
Suburban	7,840	6,800	110	!	670		260		86.7	1.3	!	8.6		3.4
Town	2,620	2,110	‡		330	!	120	!	80.5	‡		12.6		4.4	!
Rural	5,830	4,130	150		800		740	!	70.9	2.6		13.8		12.7
School level
Elementary	13,860	10,900	270		1,620		1,060		78.7	2.0		11.7		7.7
Secondary	2,580	2,080	70	!	370		80	!	80.4	2.5	!	14.2		2.9	!
Combined	8,360	6,820	200		890		440	!	81.6	2.4		10.7		5.3	!
Student enrollment
Less than 100	11,870	9,070	160		1,430		1,200		76.4	1.3		12.1		10.1
100-199	5,000	4,140	160	!	590		120	!	82.6	3.3	!	11.7		2.4	!
200-499	6,150	5,130	150	!	640		240		83.5	2.4	!	10.3		3.8
500-749	1,090	890	‡		160		‡		81.9	‡		14.4		‡
750 or more	690	570	‡		70	!	‡		82.4	‡		10.1	!	‡
Participation in free or reduced- price lunch program
School did participate	6,690	5,460	170		840		210		81.7	2.6		12.6		3.2
School did not participate	18,110	14,340	360		2,040		1,370		79.2	2.0		11.3		7.5
# Round to zero.
! 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).
¹These estimates do not include principals about whom no information was available in 2012-13. These Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS) nonrespondents represent 3.6 percent of the weighted total of 25,730 private school principals in 2011-12.
²All other races/ethnicities includes American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic or Latino; Asian, not Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, not Hispanic or Latino; or Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino.
³At least 1 year beyond the master's level.
NOTE: "Stayers" are principals who were principals in the same school in the current school year as in the base year (2011-12). "Movers" are principals who were still principals in the current school year but had moved to a different school after the base year (2011-12). "Leavers" are principals who were no longer principals after the base year (2011-12). "Other" includes principals who had left their base-year (2011-12) 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, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Principal Data File," 2011-12; and Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), "Private School Principal Status Data File," 2012-13.

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