Many county high school principals are department-level cadres, but the highest administrative level of county high school principals is generally only department-level, and very few county high school principals are county-level cadres. From the administrative level, the city high school is one level higher than the county high school. As a high school managed by the municipal education department, many of their principals are county-level cadres, and the administrative level is the county level or the deputy county level. In fact, the administrative level of the principal is based on the administrative system of the school. The higher the administrative system of the school, the higher the administrative level of the principal. If the school's administrative system is county-level, then the principal is a county-level cadre; If the administrative system of the school is a deputy county level, then the principal is a deputy county level cadre. Generally speaking, the municipal high schools with county-level administrative system are all established key high schools in the city. They are very powerful, influential and prestigious in the local area. Teachers in these high schools have higher status and are more likely to be respected by others.

Public primary and secondary schools belong to public institutions. Nowadays, institutions, especially schools, are undergoing "de-administration" reform. The "official-level" senior high school principals are actually seven-level staff in management positions of public institutions. "Deputy-level" high school principals are actually eight-level staff in management positions of public institutions. The principal of a county-owned high school is a staff member of a public institution, and the establishment is a career establishment; The director of the county education bureau is a civil servant and the establishment is an administrative department. They belong to different personnel and management systems. Obviously, the principal of a county-owned public key high school, even the seventh-level staff in the management position of a public institution, is equivalent to the official level, which is different from the official level cadres in the civil service system. Among the primary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the county, there are few "official-level" principals, probably only one or two, such as the best public key high school principals in the county. If we don't consider the difference between career establishment and civil servant establishment, we can regard the "official-level" principal of the county-owned public key high school as the leader at the same level as the director of the county education bureau, but the same level does not mean the same management authority. County Education Bureau governs all county-owned primary and secondary schools, and county-owned public key high schools are also within its jurisdiction.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) civil servant law

Article 16 The State practices a job classification system for civil servants.

According to the nature, characteristics and management needs of civil servant positions, civil servant positions are divided into comprehensive management, professional technology and administrative law enforcement. According to this law, if there are special posts that need to be managed separately, other post categories can be added. The scope of application of each type of work shall be stipulated separately by the state.

Article 17 The state implements the system of parallel positions and ranks of civil servants, and determines the sequence of leadership positions and ranks of civil servants according to their positions and responsibilities.

Eighteenth civil servants in leadership positions in line with the Constitution, relevant laws and regulations.

The levels of leadership positions are divided into: national chief, national deputy, provincial chief, provincial deputy, bureau chief, bureau deputy, county deputy, county deputy, township deputy and township deputy.

Article 19 The rank of civil servants shall be set below the bureau level.

The rank sequence of comprehensive management civil servants is divided into: first-class inspector, second-class inspector, first-class researcher, second-class researcher, third-class researcher, fourth-class researcher, first-class chief clerk, second-class chief clerk, third-class chief clerk, fourth-class chief clerk, first-class clerk and second-class clerk.

The rank sequence of civil servants in positions other than comprehensive management shall be stipulated separately by the state in accordance with this law.

Article 20 Each organ shall, in accordance with the determined functions, specifications, staffing, number of posts and structural proportion, set up specific positions of its civil servants and determine the post responsibilities and qualifications of each position.

Twenty-first civil servants' leadership positions and ranks should correspond to the corresponding levels. The corresponding relationship between the leadership positions, ranks and grades of civil servants shall be stipulated by the state.

According to the needs of work and the corresponding relationship between leadership positions and ranks, the leadership positions and ranks held by civil servants can be transferred to concurrent positions; Those who meet the prescribed conditions may be promoted to leadership positions or ranks.

The level of civil servants is determined according to their leadership positions, ranks, ability and political integrity, work performance and qualifications. Civil servants in the same leadership position and rank may be promoted to rank in accordance with state regulations.

The leadership positions, ranks and grades of civil servants are the basis for determining the salaries and other benefits of civil servants.

Article 22 The state shall, according to the working characteristics of the people's police, fire rescue personnel, civil servants such as customs and diplomatic agencies abroad, set ranks corresponding to their leadership positions and ranks.