Gallup-McKinley County Schools

Listed by NCES as Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools (district ID 3501110)

Public school district · McKinley County · New Mexico · NCES district ID 3501110

Gallup-McKinley County Schools spent $18,936 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other New Mexico districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,080). Its 31 schools enrolled 12,175 students in 2024-25; 60.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,469 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Mexico's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Gallup-McKinley County Schools ranks 1.

Current spending per student, largest New Mexico districts, FY23Gallup-McKinley County Schools $18,936; Gadsden ISD $18,250; Albuquerque Public Schools $15,108; Santa Fe Public Schools $14,817; Roswell Independent Schools $14,716; Las Cruces Public Schools $14,613; Los Lunas Schools $13,753; Rio Rancho Public Schools $13,392; Hobbs Municipal Schools $13,294; Farmington Municipal Schools $12,791; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kGallup-McKinley County Schools$18,936Gadsden ISD$18,250Albuquerque Public Schools$15,108Santa Fe Public Schools$14,817Roswell Independent Schools$14,716Las Cruces Public Schools$14,613Los Lunas Schools$13,753Rio Rancho Public Schools$13,392Hobbs Municipal Schools$13,294Farmington Municipal Schools$12,791State median, 1,000+ students $15,080
Current spending per student, largest New Mexico districts, FY23Gallup-McKinley County Schools $18,936; Gadsden ISD $18,250; Albuquerque Public Schools $15,108; Santa Fe Public Schools $14,817; Roswell Independent Schools $14,716; Las Cruces Public Schools $14,613; Los Lunas Schools $13,753; Rio Rancho Public Schools $13,392; Hobbs Municipal Schools $13,294; Farmington Municipal Schools $12,791; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kGallup-McKinley County Schools$18,936Gadsden ISD$18,250Albuquerque Public Schools$15,108Santa Fe Public Schools$14,817Roswell Independent Schools$14,716Las Cruces Public Schools$14,613Los Lunas Schools$13,753Rio Rancho Public Schools$13,392Hobbs Municipal Schools$13,294Farmington Municipal Schools$12,791State median, 1,000+ students $15,080
Current spending per student, largest New Mexico districts, FY23Gallup-McKinley County Schools $18,936; Gadsden ISD $18,250; Albuquerque Public Schools $15,108; Santa Fe Public Schools $14,817; Roswell Independent Schools $14,716; Las Cruces Public Schools $14,613; Los Lunas Schools $13,753; Rio Rancho Public Schools $13,392; Hobbs Municipal Schools $13,294; Farmington Municipal Schools $12,791; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.10k15k20kGallup-McKinley County Schools$18,936Gadsden ISD$18,250Albuquerque Public Schools$15,108Santa Fe Public Schools$14,817Roswell Independent Schools$14,716Las Cruces Public Schools$14,613Los Lunas Schools$13,753Rio Rancho Public Schools$13,392Hobbs Municipal Schools$13,294Farmington Municipal Schools$12,791State median, 1,000+ students $15,080
Current spending per student, largest New Mexico districts, FY23Gallup-McKinley County Schools $18,936; Gadsden ISD $18,250; Albuquerque Public Schools $15,108; Santa Fe Public Schools $14,817; Roswell Independent Schools $14,716; Las Cruces Public Schools $14,613; Los Lunas Schools $13,753; Rio Rancho Public Schools $13,392; Hobbs Municipal Schools $13,294; Farmington Municipal Schools $12,791; State median, 1,000+ students $15,080.10k15k20kGallup-McKinley County Schools$18,936Gadsden ISD$18,250Albuquerque Public Schools$15,108Santa Fe Public Schools$14,817Roswell Independent Schools$14,716Las Cruces Public Schools$14,613Los Lunas Schools$13,753Rio Rancho Public Schools$13,392Hobbs Municipal Schools$13,294Farmington Municipal Schools$12,791State median, 1,000+ students $15,080

Where the money came from

$292,250,000 in revenue: 60.4% state, 4.7% local and 35.0% federal. Total spending including $61,720,000 of capital outlay was $294,966,000, or $24,130 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Gallup-McKinley County Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $176,473,000; Local $13,606,000; Federal $102,171,000; total $292,250,000.
  • State$176,473,000 60%
  • Local$13,606,000 5%
  • Federal$102,171,000 35%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 40 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

11,709 students in 2022-23, 11,809 students in 2023-24, 12,175 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Gallup-McKinley County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,709, 2023-24: 11,809, 2024-25: 12,17505k10k15k2022-2311,7092023-2411,8092024-2512,175
Gallup-McKinley County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,709, 2023-24: 11,809, 2024-25: 12,17505k10k15k2022-2311,7092023-2411,8092024-2512,175
Gallup-McKinley County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,709, 2023-24: 11,809, 2024-25: 12,17505k10k15k2022-2311,7092023-2411,8092024-2512,175
Gallup-McKinley County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,709, 2023-24: 11,809, 2024-25: 12,17505k10k15k2022-2311,7092023-2411,8092024-2512,175

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311,709610.519.2
2023-2411,809626.218.9
2024-2512,175673.318.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$47,404,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,878 per student

Gallup-McKinley County Schools booked $47,404,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 633 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $74,947 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 in 100 New Mexico districts with a figure (state median $66,663, 128 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Mexico teacher salary at $54,272 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$34,695,00073.2%
Special education$9,188,00019.4%
Vocational$620,0001.3%
Other programs$2,901,0006.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,209 in 2019-20, $3,678 in 2020-21, $3,136 in 2021-22, $3,878 in 2022-23.

Gallup-McKinley County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,209, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,136, 2022-23: $3,87802k4k6k2019-20$4,2092020-21$3,6782021-22$3,1362022-23$3,878
Gallup-McKinley County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,209, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,136, 2022-23: $3,87802k4k6k2019-20$4,2092020-21$3,6782021-22$3,1362022-23$3,878
Gallup-McKinley County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,209, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,136, 2022-23: $3,87802k4k6k2019-20$4,2092020-21$3,6782021-22$3,1362022-23$3,878
Gallup-McKinley County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,209, 2020-21: $3,678, 2021-22: $3,136, 2022-23: $3,87802k4k6k2019-20$4,2092020-21$3,6782021-22$3,1362022-23$3,878

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Gallup-McKinley County Schools scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 18% in math, against 33.8% in reading and 24.5% in math across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew MexicoStudents tested
Reading and language arts22%33.8%5,440
Math18%24.5%5,515

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75% of the 998 students in Gallup-McKinley County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate75%76.5%
Students in the class99825,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

16 elementary schools, 5,125 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Elementary46018.889.6%Schoolwide program
Del Norte Elementary42417.389.2%Schoolwide program
Lincoln Elementary4146.188.4%Schoolwide program
Tobe Turpen Elementary39717.090.2%Schoolwide program
Thoreau Elementary35918.290.0%Schoolwide program
Stagecoach Elementary34019.290.6%Schoolwide program
Catherine a. Miller Elementary31718.087.4%Schoolwide program
Red Rock Elementary31115.983.6%Schoolwide program
Navajo Elementary31021.688.4%Schoolwide program
Indian Hills Elementary29417.387.4%Schoolwide program
Crownpoint Elementary28116.684.7%Schoolwide program
Chee Dodge Elementary26119.485.4%Schoolwide program
The other 4 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Twin Lakes Elementary2564.987.1%Schoolwide program
Tohatchi Elementary24617.191.5%Schoolwide program
David Skeet Elementary2324.784.5%Schoolwide program
Ramah Elementary2235.287.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 middle schools, 2,348 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John F. Kennedy Middle64819.487.5%Schoolwide program
Chief Manuelito Middle63421.885.8%Schoolwide program
Gallup Middle4808.382.9%Schoolwide program
Thoreau Middle3627.783.1%Schoolwide program
Navajo Middle School2245.071.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

9 high schools, 4,697 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gallup Central Alternative1,24413.049.4%Schoolwide program
Miyamura High School1,23726.076.6%Schoolwide program
Gallup High79621.881.5%Schoolwide program
Thoreau High38919.088.7%Schoolwide program
Crownpoint High27920.883.9%Schoolwide program
Tohatchi High27920.076.3%Schoolwide program
Ramah High2692.875.1%Schoolwide program
Navajo Pine High1402.387.1%Schoolwide program
Tse Yi Gai High641.890.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 5 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Education Dev Center50.381.3%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Gallup-McKinley County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Gallup-McKinley County Schools

  1. New Mexico districts by spending per studentGallup-McKinley County Schools ranks 6 of 40 New Mexico districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,936).#6 of 40
  2. Every school district in New MexicoGallup-McKinley County Schools is the number 5 by size of 152 New Mexico districts, with 12,224 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#5 of 152
  3. Gadsden ISDThe next larger New Mexico district: 12,551 students in fall 2022, $18,250 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,250
  4. Santa Fe Public SchoolsThe next smaller New Mexico district: 11,769 students in fall 2022, $14,817 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,817
  5. Compare Gallup-McKinley County Schools with Gadsden ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Gallup Central Alternative, its largest high school1,244 students in 2024-25, 13.0 per teacher.1,244
  7. Teacher salary spending across New MexicoGallup-McKinley County Schools spent $74,947 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,663); spending, not a salary.$74,947
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Gallup-McKinley County Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Gallup-McKinley County Schools?
    31 schools were open in 2024-25 (16 elementary, 5 middle, 9 high, 1 other), enrolling 12,175 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Gallup-McKinley County Schools spend per student?
    $18,936 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Mexico median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,080 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,469 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Gallup-McKinley County Schools' money come from?
    $292,250,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.4% state, 4.7% local and 35.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Gallup-McKinley County Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 3,889 of the 12,666 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 30.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Gallup-McKinley County Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $47,404,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,878 per student. Divided by the 633 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $74,947 per teacher, more than 83 in 100 New Mexico districts (state median $66,663). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Mexico teacher salary at $54,272 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Gallup-McKinley County Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Gallup-McKinley County Schools scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 18% in math, against 33.8% in reading and 24.5% in math across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Gallup-McKinley County Schools?
    75% of the 998 students in Gallup-McKinley County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Gallup-McKinley County Schools' NCES district ID?
    3501110. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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