SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL

As a micro-enrollment high school in GALLUP, New Mexico, SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL educates 58 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL. That puts it 87% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL sits inside SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Native American, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.1:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against McKinley County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, McKinley County reports that the typical household earns roughly $47,668 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McKinley County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), of which SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL is one.

HOZHO ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL operates from a small-town location. SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 58). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 7% to 2%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 5.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.