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 Homer C Jones.
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.