Number, average age, and sex of public and BIA school principals, by selected school characteristics: 2003

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Number, average age, and sex of public and BIA school principals, by selected school characteristics: 2003–04

			Sex
Selected school characteristic	Number of principals	Average age of principals	Male	Female
Selected school characteristic	Number of principals	Average age of principals	Percent	Percent
All public schools	87,620	49.3	52.4	47.6

School classification
Traditional public	85,450	49.4	52.4	47.6
Charter school	2,170	48.3	51.3	48.7

Community type
Central city	21,850	50.3	40.6	59.4
Urban fringe/large town	42,110	49.3	52.4	47.6
Rural/small town	23,660	48.4	63.4	36.6

School level
Elementary	61,480	49.4	44.0	56.0
Secondary	19,700	49.6	74.0	26.0
Combined	6,450	48.2	66.8	33.2

Student enrollment
Less than 100	6,480	50.2	56.5	43.5
100-199	7,910	49.7	55.0	45.0
200-499	35,890	48.9	48.6	51.4
500-749	19,820	49.2	51.0	49.0
750-999	8,430	49.8	51.9	48.1
1,000 or more	9,100	50.3	65.9	34.1

All BIA schools	170	52.4	59.6	40.4
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. BIA school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that are operated by the BIA, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal and BIA School Principal Data Files," 2003–04.

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