Teachers and Principals

The ratio of administrative staff members to teaching staff members is about even. Just over half (51 percent) of public school staff members are teachers.¹⁷

School principals are well-educated and experienced. Only around 10 percent of public school principals are under age 40, and 98 percent have a master's degree or above. About 44 percent of public school principals are women.¹⁸

Students

The majority of American public school students, 52 percent, attend suburban schools. Thirty-one percent of public school students attend city schools, and 17 percent attend rural schools.¹⁹