- Research Brief
Trends in Principal Job Satisfaction
Key Findings
- Overall, principals in Tennessee are satisfied in their current job.
- More experienced principals have higher average levels of job satisfaction.
- Principals in high-poverty schools tend to be less satisfied than principals in schools with lower levels of student poverty.
- Principals in lower-achieving schools are less likely to express feelings of satisfaction than principals in higher-achieving schools.
Suggested Citation
Chung, Y. (2019). Trends in principal job satisfaction: A Tennessee Educator Survey snapshot. Tennessee Education Research Alliance.