***Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94*****Table B25.-Mean ratings by public and private school principals regarding their influence            in establishing curriculum, hiring new teachers, and setting discipline policy,            by sex, race-ethnicity, and age:  1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94**--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                  Activity area                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                          Establishing curriculum             Hiring new teachers        Setting discipline policy                                        --------------------------       --------------------------     ------------------------------           Principal characteristics                1987-88  1990-91 1993-94         1987-88  1990-91 1993-94       1987-88  1990-91 1993-94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   PUBLICTotal                                       0.01    0.02    0.02            0.02    0.02    0.02            0.01    0.01    0.01  Sex    Male                                    0.01    0.02    0.02            0.02    0.02    0.02            0.01    0.02    0.02    Female                                  0.03    0.04    0.03            0.04    0.04    0.03            0.02    0.03    0.02  Race-ethnicity    American Indian/Alaska Native           0.16    0.23    0.15            0.19    0.18    0.13            0.17    0.14    0.12    Asian/Pacific Islander                  0.15    0.32    0.13            0.22    0.26    0.10            0.15    0.09    0.09    Black non-Hispanic                      0.06    0.08    0.04            0.07    0.07    0.05            0.06    0.06    0.04    White non-Hispanic                      0.01    0.02    0.02            0.02    0.02    0.01            0.01    0.02    0.01    Hispanic                                0.08    0.13    0.09            0.11    0.11    0.10            0.08    0.09    0.08  Age    Under 35                                0.07    0.10    0.08            0.10    0.09    0.10            0.05    0.06    0.08    35-39                                   0.04    0.05    0.04            0.04    0.06    0.03            0.03    0.04    0.03    40-44                                   0.02    0.04    0.04            0.04    0.03    0.03            0.02    0.02    0.03    45-49                                   0.04    0.04    0.03            0.04    0.04    0.02            0.03    0.02    0.02    50-54                                   0.04    0.04    0.04            0.05    0.04    0.03            0.04    0.04    0.03    55 or over                              0.03    0.05    0.05            0.05    0.05    0.05            0.03    0.04    0.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   **Table B25.-Mean ratings by public and private school principals regarding their influence            in establishing curriculum, hiring new teachers, and setting discipline policy,            by sex, race-ethnicity, and age:  1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continued)**--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                    Activity area                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                          Establishing curriculum             Hiring new teachers        Setting discipline policy                                        --------------------------       --------------------------     ------------------------------           Principal characteristics                1987-88  1990-91 1993-94         1987-88  1990-91 1993-94       1987-88  1990-91 1993-94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   PRIVATETotal                                       0.03    0.03    0.03            0.04    0.04    0.03            0.03    0.03    0.02  Sex    Male                                    0.05    0.05    0.05            0.06    0.06    0.06            0.05    0.04    0.03    Female                                  0.05    0.04    0.05            0.04    0.03    0.04            0.03    0.02    0.02  Race-ethnicity    American Indian/Alaska Native           0.69    0.50    0.16            0.19    0.04    1.01            0.37    0.22    0.02    Asian/Pacific Islander                  0.30    0.44    0.31            0.05    0.14    0.22            0.07    0.15    0.00    Black non-Hispanic                      0.13    0.26    0.12            0.17    0.15    0.10            0.19    0.12    0.08    White non-Hispanic                      0.03    0.03    0.03            0.04    0.04    0.03            0.03    0.03    0.02    Hispanic                                0.17    0.21    0.12            0.16    0.18    0.08            0.15    0.16    0.08  Age    Under 35                                0.08    0.16    0.16            0.14    0.16    0.19            0.07    0.07    0.12    35-39                                   0.08    0.05    0.10            0.08    0.04    0.11            0.07    0.04    0.07    40-44                                   0.06    0.05    0.06            0.07    0.07    0.04            0.08    0.04    0.03    45-49                                   0.07    0.07    0.06            0.06    0.07    0.05            0.06    0.09    0.04    50-54                                   0.09    0.07    0.07            0.06    0.07    0.03            0.05    0.04    0.03    55 and over                             0.06    0.08    0.06            0.09    0.05    0.06            0.06    0.04    0.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   NOTE:  Principals were asked to rate how much actual influence they had on each activity on a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 represented none and 6 represented a great  deal. The 1993-94 questionnaires used a 0 to 5 scale, and 1993-94 scores in this table have been adjusted to the 1 to 6 scale.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).