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

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Number, average age, and sex of private 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 private schools	27,690	50.5	43.7	56.3

School classification
Catholic	7,900	53.3	25.9	74.1
Other religious	13,090	48.6	57.0	43.0
Non-sectarian	6,700	50.8	38.8	61.2

Community type
Central city	9,670	51.0	40.7	59.3
Urban fringe/large town	13,750	50.9	44.3	55.7
Rural/small town	4,280	48.2	48.9	51.1

School level
Elementary	16,750	50.6	31.4	68.6
Secondary	2,510	51.8	66.6	33.4
Combined	8,430	50.0	61.6	38.4

School enrollment
Fewer than 100	12,710	48.4	40.7	59.3
100–199	6,220	51.4	45.4	54.6
200–499	6,720	52.9	45.3	54.7
500–749	1,240	53.7	42.8	57.2
750 or more	810	51.8	67.8	32.2
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Principal Data File," 2003–04.

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