📍 Cougar Lane N 491, Tohatchi, McKinley County, 87325
Tohatchi High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tohatchi, McKinley County. The school has 360 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 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tohatchi High enrolls 360 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% American Indian or Alaska Native, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 288 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 11% |
| White | 12 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 360 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 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.
Tohatchi 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 3, state house district 5.
Tohatchi 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 360 students, Tohatchi High is close to the district average of about 388 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote