Percentage distribution of school principals, by race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2017

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Percentage distribution of school principals, by race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18


	Percent of principals by detailed race/ethnicity
School type and selected school characteristic	Hispanic, regardless of race¹		White, non-Hispanic	Black or African American, non- Hispanic		Asian, non-Hispanic		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic		Other²
All schools	8.0		79.6	9.4		1.2		0.2		1.7

All public schools	8.9		77.7	10.5		0.9		0.2		1.7

School classification
Traditional public	8.6		78.6	10.0		0.9		0.2		1.6
Charter school	12.3		66.5	16.3		1.3		0.6	!	3.0

Community type
City	14.9		60.8	20.1		2.1		0.1	!	1.9
Suburban	10.2		78.5	9.4		0.8		0.2	!	0.9
Town	4.6		87.6	5.0		0.4	!	0.5	!	1.9
Rural	3.1		89.7	4.5		‡		‡		2.4

School level
Primary	9.6		76.7	10.8		0.9		0.2		1.8
Middle	8.8		77.9	10.3		1.2		0.3	!	1.4
High	8.2		78.9	10.6		1.0		0.2	!	1.2
Combined	6.6		80.8	8.9		0.4	!	0.4	!	2.9

Student enrollment
Less than 100	6.6		84.4	6.7		‡		‡		1.6	!
100–199	7.8		79.1	9.8		‡		#		3.2
200–499	6.3		79.2	11.6		1.0		0.1		1.8
500–749	11.4		75.2	10.5		1.2		0.1	!	1.5
750–999	14.0		73.3	9.9		0.6	!	0.6	!	1.6	!
1,000 or more	10.5		76.7	10.0		1.3		0.3	!	1.1

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	4.1		89.8	3.8		1.0		‡		1.3
35–49	4.9		88.8	3.9		0.7		0.4	!	1.3	!
50–74	6.1		83.8	7.6		0.7	!	0.2	!	1.6
75 or more	16.5		58.8	21.0		1.2		0.3	!	2.3

All private schools	4.8		86.2	5.4		1.9		0.3	!	1.5

School Classification
Catholic	6.7		89.9	1.5	!	1.0	!	#		0.8	!
Other religious	2.6		85.5	7.9		1.6		‡		2.0
Nonsectarian	6.8		83.5	4.7		3.5		‡		1.2	!

Community type
City	6.2		79.1	10.0		3.4		‡		1.3	!
Suburban	6.0		85.3	4.9		2.3		‡		1.2	!
Town	3.6	!	91.1	‡		‡		‡		3.0	!
Rural	1.4	!	96.0	0.8	!	#		‡		1.4	!

School level
Elementary	5.5		85.2	5.4		2.4		‡		1.4	!
Secondary	4.2		86.9	5.9	!	1.3	!	‡		1.3	!
Combined	3.9		87.5	5.0		1.4	!	‡		1.7	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	4.7		82.7	8.3		2.1		‡		1.9
100–199	6.3		87.0	2.8	!	2.5	!	‡		1.1	!
200–499	4.4		90.6	2.6		1.3	!	‡		0.6	!
500–749	‡		95.1	‡		‡		#		‡
750 or more	2.0	!	92.5	‡		‡		#		‡
# Rounds 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).
¹ Hispanic includes Latino.
² Other includes American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic; and two or more races, non-Hispanic.
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, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Principal and Private School Principal Documentation Data Files," 2017–18.

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