📍 1055 Rico St, Gallup, McKinley County, 87301
Gallup High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gallup, McKinley County. The school has 961 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gallup High enrolls 961 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% American Indian or Alaska Native, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 697 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 18% |
| White | 58 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
961 of the school's 961 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 961 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gallup High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 4, state house district 9.
Gallup High is one of 33 schools in GALLUP, based in GALLUP, New Mexico. The district serves 12,809 students district-wide and employs 632 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 961 students, Gallup High is larger than the district average of about 388 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe