THOREAU HIGH

THOREAU HIGH operates as a mid-tier high school in THOREAU, New Mexico, overseen by GALLUP. Current enrollment sits at 389 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

GALLUP comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 12,698 students; THOREAU HIGH is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THOREAU HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (88%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Roughly 89% of students at THOREAU HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McKinley County indicate median household income runs about $47,668, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 28%. Across McKinley County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), THOREAU HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THOREAU MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around THOREAU HIGH.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THOREAU HIGH has climbed 3%, going from 377 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025.

On this page, members of the THOREAU HIGH community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.