***Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94*****Table A12.�Percentage of public and private school principals by highest degree earned, by           race-ethnicity and sex:  1987-88,1990-91, and 1993-94**------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                    Highest degree                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    Public                                                Private                                 ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------                                  Less than                       Ed. Sp./              Less than                       Ed. Sp./Principal characteristics         Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's   Prof.   Doctorate    Bachelor's Bachelor's Master's   Prof.   Doctorate--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1987-88     Total                             0.1       2.4      53.4      35.1       8.9           4.7      25.7      51.0      12.2       6.4 Race-ethnicity   American Indian/Alaska Native        �         �       50.8      35.2      12.9            �         �       78.1        �         �   Asian/Pacific Islander               �        2.3      51.5      34.1      12.1            �       31.5      38.0       8.7      12.6   Black non-Hispanic                   �         �       51.1      37.2      11.5            �       23.0      55.7       8.7      12.3   White non-Hispanic                   �        2.6      53.6      35.1       8.5           4.8      25.5      50.9      12.5       6.2   Hispanic                             �        4.3      54.5      30.4      10.8            �       35.8      51.4        �        2.1 Sex   Male                                 �        1.9      55.6      34.3       8.2           5.2      26.2      49.6       9.8       9.2   Female                               �        4.1      46.5      37.8      11.3           4.3      25.2      52.3      14.4       3.81990-91     Total                              �        1.8      60.5      28.2       9.4           7.4      26.9      47.4      11.5       6.8 Race-ethnicity   American Indian/Alaska Native        �         �       52.8      28.0      13.2            �         �       56.9        �         �   Asian/Pacific Islander               �        7.1      64.8      20.6       7.5            �       23.7      29.1      12.6      31.9   Black non-Hispanic                   �         �       57.8      27.4      13.9          14.0      24.0      44.1       4.7      13.2   White non-Hispanic                   �        1.7      60.5      28.6       9.1           7.2      26.6      47.9      11.7       6.6   Hispanic                             �        4.1      67.5      21.6       6.4           2.8      44.8      36.0      12.8       3.5 Sex   Male                                 �        1.5      62.5      27.5       8.4          10.0      28.0      42.9       9.2       9.8   Female                               �        2.5      55.8      29.8      11.8           4.8      25.9      51.7      13.7       3.91993-94     Total                              �        1.4      63.4      25.8       9.3           8.4      25.9      51.6       8.2       5.9 Race-ethnicity   American Indian/Alaska Native        �        1.1      65.8      24.8       8.2           0.0      42.5      52.4        �         �   Asian/Pacific Islander               �        6.7      50.9      25.4      17.0            �       22.9      50.5        �        4.5   Black non-Hispanic                   �         �       64.3      23.7      11.9          14.3      26.5      43.6      11.0       4.6   White non-Hispanic                   �        1.5      62.8      26.5       9.2           8.4      25.6      52.1       8.1       5.8   Hispanic                             �        2.7      74.5      17.3       5.5            �       34.5      44.0       9.2      12.1 Sex   Male                                 �        1.1      65.0      24.7       9.1          11.3      23.1      49.6       6.8       9.2   Female                               �        2.0      60.2      27.9       9.8           6.0      28.3      53.3       9.4       3.0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------�Too few cases for a reliable estimate.NOTE: Details may not add to 100 percent due to rounding or cell suppression.SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey:1987-88 (School Administrator Questionnaire), 1990-91 (Public and Private School Administrator Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal Questionnaires).