📍 4 Hawk Circle, Thoreau, McKinley County, 87323
Thoreau High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Thoreau, McKinley County. The school has 475 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 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thoreau High enrolls 475 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 383 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 9.3% |
| White | 29 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 475 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 475 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.
Thoreau High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 69.
Thoreau 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 475 students, Thoreau 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 - Remote