D
Gallup-McKinley County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Gallup.
Students
12,698
Schools
33
Spent per student
$20,469
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$36.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Gallup-McKinley County Schools
- School Grade D: better than 13% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
- Spends 16% more per student than the NM average
- 6 students per teacher
- Debt of $36.8M, about $2,895 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Borrego Pass.
PK–516 elementary schoolsThis district
6–129 schoolsThis district
128 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NM
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 23.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 58.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 77.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,469 per student · 16% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 5%State 58%Federal 37%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,281’20
12,043’21
11,709’22
12,313’23
12,698’24
Up 3.4% since 2020.
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 62%Hispanic 23%White 8%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
33 public schools.
Jefferson Elementary
460 students
Del Norte Elementary
424 students
Lincoln Elementary
D−414 students6:1
Tobe Turpen Elementary
397 students
Thoreau Elementary
C+359 students
Stagecoach Elementary
340 students
Catherine A. Miller Elementary
D−317 students
Red Rock Elementary
D−311 students
Navajo Elementary
D−310 students
Indian Hills Elementary
294 students
Crownpoint Elementary
A−281 students
Chee Dodge Elementary
D−261 students
Twin Lakes Elementary
D−256 students5:1
Tohatchi Elementary
D−246 students
David Skeet Elementary
232 students5:1
Ramah Elementary
223 students5:1
John F. Kennedy Middle
C+648 students
Chief Manuelito Middle
D−634 students
Gallup Middle
D−480 students8:1
Thoreau Middle
362 students8:1
Tohatchi Middle
D−297 students7:1
Crownpoint Middle
D−226 students5:1
Navajo Middle School
224 students5:1
Gallup Central Alternative
1,244 students13:1
Miyamura High School
A−1,237 students
Gallup High
D−796 students
Thoreau High
389 students
Crownpoint High
279 students
Tohatchi High
279 students
Ramah High
269 students3:1
Navajo Pine High
140 students2:1
Tse Yi Gai High
64 students2:1
Education Dev Center
5 students0:1
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.