This Statistics in Brief uses data from seven administrations of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Principal Survey to examine trends in principal demographics and other characteristics from 1987-88 through 2011-12. The demographic characteristics in this report include sex, race/ethnicity, and age. Other characteristics include principals' level of education, experience teaching, experience serving as a principal, and salary. In addition to reporting trends across years, this report examines differences in demographic and other characteristics between new and experienced principals in the public and private school sectors.
