***Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94*****Table A14.�Percentage of public and private school principals by sex, by field of study for           bachelor's and higher degrees earned:  1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94**------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                       Sex                                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------                                                All                                Male                                Female                                       ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------Field of study                            1987-88   1990-91   1993-94        1987-88   1990-91   1993-94         1987-88   1990-91   1993-94------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLIC     Education areas          Early childhood                    0.9       1.3       1.8            0.3       0.3       0.6             2.8       3.6       3.9          Elementary                        40.8      39.6      39.3           33.6      30.4      29.3            62.8      61.2      58.1          Secondary                          9.4       7.3       7.4           11.3       8.9       9.2             3.5       3.6       4.0          Subject area education               English                       2.6       3.6       3.1            2.1       2.9       2.5             4.0       5.0       4.2               Industrial arts               2.3       1.8       1.7            3.0       2.6       2.6             0.2       0.1       0.1               Mathematics                   1.7       2.6       2.3            2.0       3.3       3.0             0.5       0.9       0.8               Physical education            9.2      10.3      10.2           11.3      13.4      14.1             2.8       2.9       2.8               Science                       1.8       2.1       2.0            2.1       2.8       2.6             0.8       0.5       0.8               Social studies                4.9       9.0       7.8            5.9      11.5      10.5             1.8       3.0       2.8               Home economics                0.3       0.5       0.6             �         �        0.0             1.2       1.8       1.8               Other                        10.7      13.0      13.0            8.8      10.6      11.1            16.6      18.6      16.7          Special education                  4.4       5.4       6.2            2.9       3.3       3.8             8.9      10.2      11.0          Curriculum and instruction         5.9       5.4       5.7            4.7       4.7       4.2             9.6       7.2       8.5          Educational administration        67.1      68.4      66.3           69.3      71.1      70.8            60.6      62.1      57.8          Educational psychology             1.0       0.6       0.7            0.9       0.3       0.7             1.0       1.1       0.7          Counseling and guidance            6.2       7.4       6.8            6.3       7.3       6.7             6.1       7.6       7.0     Noneducation areas          General               English                       3.1       3.1       3.4            2.8       2.3       2.7             4.1       5.1       4.8               Mathematics                   0.5       1.8       1.3            0.7       2.2       1.7             0.0       0.7       0.7               Agriculture                   3.0        �         �             3.7        �         �              1.0        �         �               Military science              2.0        �         �             1.9        �         �              2.1        �         �               Psychology                     �        1.8       2.5             �        1.8       2.7              �        1.9       2.1               Home economics                1.0        �         �             1.1        �         �              0.6        �         �               Religion, theology            0.4        �         �              �         �         �              1.6        �         �               Other                         7.8       5.8       6.9            8.3       5.8       6.7             6.2       5.8       7.2          Foreign language                   1.1       1.1       1.4            0.8       0.7       0.8             2.1       1.9       2.5          Natural science                    5.7       4.1       3.7            7.0       5.0       4.7             1.5       2.0       1.8          Social science                    14.0      10.0      10.0           16.2      12.1      12.0             7.3       5.1       6.3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See footnote at end of table.**Table A14.�Percentage of public and private school principals by sex, by field of study for            bachelor's and higher degrees earned:  1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continue)**------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                       Sex                                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------                                                All                                Male                                Female                                       ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------Field of study                            1987-88   1990-91   1993-94        1987-88   1990-91   1993-94         1987-88   1990-91   1993-94------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRIVATE     Education areas          Early childhood                    2.5       2.9       2.4            0.8       0.3       0.2             4.1       5.5       4.2          Elementary                        36.8      35.0      32.3           22.6      20.8      17.4            49.9      48.6      45.2          Secondary                          5.8       4.3       6.5            6.5       5.6       9.0             5.2       2.9       4.3          Subject area education               English                       3.2       3.2       3.4            2.5       1.5       2.3             3.9       4.8       4.3               Industrial arts                �         �         �             �          �         �                �        �         �               Mathematics                   1.4       1.7       1.6            1.6       1.6       2.2             1.2       1.9       1.1               Physical education            2.2       1.9       3.4            3.3       3.0       5.6             1.2       0.9       1.5               Science                       �         1.4       1.2             �        1.4       1.7              �        1.4       0.8               Social studies                2.1       4.9       4.7            3.0       5.8       6.3             1.3       4.1       3.3               Home economics                �          �         �               �         �        �               �        �         �               Other                        10.4      14.1      12.6            9.0      15.4      11.7            11.6      12.8      13.4          Special education                  6.4       5.7       5.8            4.1       3.3       3.3             8.5       8.0       7.9          Curriculum and instruction         2.6       3.5       2.9            2.9       3.2       3.2             2.2       3.8       2.7          Educational administration        27.8      28.6      28.5           29.6      28.3      30.7            26.2      28.8      26.6          Educational psychology              �        0.8       1.0             �        1.0       0.7              �        0.7       1.3          Counseling and guidance            2.3       3.1       2.5            2.6       3.4       2.8             2.1       2.7       2.2     Noneducation areas          General               English                       6.3       4.4       5.0            5.6       3.9       5.0             7.0       4.9       5.0               Mathematics                    �        2.0       1.8             �        2.4       1.7              �        1.8       1.8               Agriculture                   2.8        �         �             3.0       �          �              2.6       �         �               Military science              3.7       0.0       0.0            3.4       0.0       0.0             4.0       0.0       0.0               Psychology                     �        2.7       3.4             �        2.6       2.5              �        2.7       4.2               Home economics               12.1        �         �            19.0        �         �              5.9        �         �               Religion, theology             �        7.2       5.2             �       12.2       8.2              �        2.5       2.5               Other                        10.2       8.3      11.8           13.0      11.2      15.7             7.6       5.4       8.5          Foreign language                   2.0       2.0       1.6            1.3       1.2       1.2             2.6       2.8       1.8          Natural science                    2.6       3.6       3.2            3.3       4.5       4.8             2.0       2.7       1.8          Social science                    13.7      10.9       9.1           17.6      13.5      10.8            10.1       8.3       7.7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------� Too few cases for a reliable estimate.NOTE:  Multiple responses are possible because most principals have more than one degree. Response options for fields of study varied slightly between 1987-88 and 1990-91 instruments.SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools andStaffing Survey:  1987-88 (School Administrator Questionnaire), 1990-91 (Public and Private SchoolAdministrator Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal Questionnaires).