Principals’ Years of Experience

Exhibit 8.6 presents principals’ reports about their years of experience. Fourth grade students’ principals had 10 years of experience as principals on average. Fourteen percent of the students had very experienced principals with 20 years or more of experience, 31 percent had principals with at least 10 years of experience, 27 percent had principals with at least 5 years of experience, and 28 percent had principals with less than 5 years of experience.

Principals' Years of Experience