Table 2.Average and median age of public school principals, and percentage distribution of principals, by age category, sex, and state: 2011

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Table 2. Average and median age of public school principals, and percentage distribution of principals, by age category, sex, and state: 2011–12


		Percent of principals by
			Age					Sex
State	Average age of principals	Median age of principals	Less than 45 years	45–54 years		55 years or more		Male		Female
United States	48	47	39.7	33.1		27.1		48.4		51.6

Alabama	50	50	28.1	36.3		35.5		57.9		42.1
Alaska	47	46	37.4	40.2	!	22.4	!	63.9		36.1	!
Arizona	48	49	35.6	37.7		26.8		48.5		51.5
Arkansas	49	48	35.1	38.5		26.4		45.0		55.0
California	48	48	41.7	33.9		24.3		42.8		57.2

Colorado	48	48	31.3	48.6		20.1		51.5		48.5
Connecticut	50	49	40.3	18.6		41.1		58.7		41.3
Delaware	49	47	39.2	21.6		39.2		52.4		47.6
District of Columbia	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
Florida	51	52	30.6	26.2		43.2		37.8		62.2

Georgia	49	49	32.7	42.1		25.2		42.1		57.9
Hawaii	52	53	‡	‡		59.8	!	24.4	!	75.6
Idaho	48	46	33.4	40.2		26.4		55.6		44.4
Illinois	45	44	49.0	34.4		16.6		56.9		43.1
Indiana	47	46	42.9	28.7		28.4		59.5		40.5

Iowa	47	47	40.0	42.8		17.2		64.7		35.3
Kansas	47	47	40.3	36.8		22.9		70.3		29.7
Kentucky	47	46	42.7	36.6		20.7		57.2		42.8
Louisiana	51	50	29.2	33.9		36.9		49.3		50.7
Maine	50	51	29.3	30.2		40.5		46.6		53.4

Maryland	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
Massachusetts	49	50	38.1	26.8		35.1		42.1		57.9
Michigan	48	46	41.0	31.4		27.6		53.4		46.6
Minnesota	49	48	31.3	42.9		25.7		52.6		47.4
Mississippi	46	45	49.7	30.0		20.3		47.7		52.3

Missouri	45	43	53.3	33.8		12.9		46.2		53.8
Montana	49	50	25.7	47.0		27.2		61.7		38.3
Nebraska	49	49	40.1	30.3		29.6		58.8		41.2
Nevada	48	45	46.8	25.8		27.4		45.5		54.5
New Hampshire	51	52	26.0	45.2		28.8		57.3		42.7

New Jersey	49	48	40.1	21.0		38.9		52.2		47.8
New Mexico	52	53	23.8	27.2	!	49.0		42.4		57.6
New York	49	48	32.5	36.0		31.5		44.4		55.6
North Carolina	47	46	41.6	35.0		23.4		43.8		56.2
North Dakota	47	47	40.1	28.2		31.7		62.5		37.5

Ohio	47	46	46.0	24.9		29.1		56.0		44.0
Oklahoma	46	44	48.9	33.6		17.5		55.1		44.9
Oregon	48	46	37.7	43.0		19.4		54.0		46.0
Pennsylvania	46	43	53.3	29.0		17.7		61.1		38.9
Rhode Island	51	51	27.4	37.1		35.5		50.7		49.3

South Carolina	48	45	44.7	27.8		27.4		45.9		54.1
South Dakota	47	46	44.0	37.6		18.4		67.2		32.8
Tennessee	49	49	36.6	27.8		35.5		35.0		65.0
Texas	47	46	43.8	36.4		19.8		36.6		63.4
Utah	50	50	32.0	35.8		32.2		57.7		42.3

Vermont	51	52	29.2	28.9		41.8		47.7		52.3
Virginia	50	48	35.0	28.5		36.5		37.8		62.2
Washington	50	49	31.4	39.4		29.2		48.7		51.3
West Virginia	50	51	29.2	33.1		37.8		40.5		59.5
Wisconsin	45	43	52.8	26.7		20.4		56.4		43.6
Wyoming	49	50	38.3	33.5		28.1		61.1		38.9
! 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: 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), "Public School Principal Data File," 2011–12.

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