📍 325 Marguerite St, Gallup, McKinley County, 87301
Gallup Central Alternative is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Gallup, McKinley County. The school has 109 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 34%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gallup Central Alternative enrolls 109 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% American Indian or Alaska Native, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 63 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 22% |
| White | 18 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 109 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 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 Central Alternative is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 9.
Gallup Central Alternative 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 109 students, Gallup Central Alternative is smaller than the district average of about 388 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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