***Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94*****Table A26.�Mean ratings by public and private school principals regarding their influence in          establishing curriculum, hiring new teachers, and setting discipline policy, by selected            school characteristics:  1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                 Activity area                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                               Establishing curriculum           Hiring new teachers               Setting discipline policy                      --------------------------------- --------------------------------- -------------------------------------School characteristic     1987-88   1990-91   1993-94       1987-88   1990-91   1993-94       1987-88   1990-91   1993-94------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLIC  Total                     4.4       4.3       4.4           4.9       5.2       5.3           5.1       5.3       5.4  School level    Elementary              4.4       4.2       4.4           4.9       5.1       5.3           5.1       5.2       5.3    Secondary               4.6       4.4       4.6           5.1       5.3       5.4           5.2       5.4       5.5    Combined                4.7       4.5       4.5           5.0       5.1       5.3           5.2       5.3       5.3  School size    Less than 150           4.7       4.5       4.6           4.8       5.1       5.2           5.2       5.3       5.4    150-499                 4.5       4.3       4.4           5.0       5.1       5.3           5.1       5.3       5.3    500-749                 4.3       4.3       4.4           4.9       5.3       5.3           5.1       5.3       5.4    750 or more             4.4       4.2       4.4           5.0       5.2       5.4           5.2       5.2       5.4  Minority enrollment    Less than 20%           4.6       4.4       4.5           5.1       5.3       5.4           5.2       5.4       5.4    20%-50%                 4.3       4.2       4.4           4.9       5.2       5.4           5.1       5.3       5.4    More than 50%           4.2       4.0       4.4           4.4       4.7       5.0           4.9       5.1       5.2  District size    Less than 1,000         5.0       4.7       4.7           5.2       5.3       5.4           5.3       5.4       5.4    1,000-4,999             4.7       4.5       4.5           5.2       5.4       5.4           5.3       5.4       5.4    5,000-9,999             4.4       4.2       4.3           4.9       5.2       5.3           5.1       5.3       5.3    10,000 or more          4.0       3.9       4.2           4.5       4.9       5.1           4.9       5.1       5.3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**Table A26.�Mean ratings by public and private school principals regarding their influence in          establishing curriculum, hiring new teachers, and setting discipline policy, by selected            school characteristics:  1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94(continue)**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                        Activity area                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                        Establishing curriculum    Hiring new teachers        Setting discipline policy                      -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------School characteristic  1987-88 1990-91 1993-94    1987-88 1990-91 1993-94    1987-88 1990-91 1993-94------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRIVATE  Total                   5.2     5.4     5.3        5.5     5.6     5.6        5.5     5.7     5.7  School level     Elementary           5.2     5.4     5.3        5.5     5.5     5.6        5.6     5.7     5.8     Secondary            5.4     5.3     5.5        5.8     5.8     5.8        5.4     5.7     5.8     Combined             5.3     5.4     5.4        5.3     5.6     5.6        5.5     5.6     5.6  School size     Less than 150        5.2     5.2     5.2        5.2     5.3     5.4        5.4     5.6     5.6     150-499              5.3     5.5     5.4        5.7     5.8     5.8        5.6     5.8     5.8     500-749              5.3     5.4     5.6        5.8     5.9     5.9        5.7     5.7     5.8     750 or more          5.5     5.5     5.5        5.8     5.8     5.9        5.7     5.8     5.8  Minority enrollment     Less than 20%        5.2     5.4     5.3        5.4     5.6     5.5        5.5     5.7     5.7     20%-50%              5.2     5.3     5.4        5.4     5.6     5.7        5.5     5.8     5.8     More than 50%        5.3     5.1     5.4        5.6     5.5     5.8        5.6     5.7     5.8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 questionnairesused 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 andStaffing Survey:  1987-88 (School Administrator, Public and Private School, and Teacher Demandand Shortage Questionnaires), 1990-91 (Public and Private School Administrator, Public and PrivateSchool, and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal, Public and Private School, and Teacher Demand and Shortage Questionnaires).