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School district · New Mexico · LEAID 3501110

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools spends $25,191 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable New Mexico districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,947
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$25,191
Per-pupil spending
11,709
Students enrolled
81st
Pct. in NM
$74,947

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools spends $25,191 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable New Mexico districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $74,947, above the national average of $70,245, serving 11,709 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools spends $25,191 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable New Mexico districts with a reliable figure.
  • 81st percentile for New Mexico
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 20% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Mexico ranks #20 of 49 on the salary estimate and #36 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools ranks #13 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #16 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil
  • -3.8% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Mexico median

Among 89 New Mexico districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools's instructional payroll puts 6.1% into other programs , 2.9 points above the state median of 3.3%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Gallup-mckinley Cty NM median Gap
Regular program 73.2% 74.0% -0.8 pp
Special education 19.4% 17.0% +2.3 pp
Vocational programs 1.3% 4.0% -2.6 pp
Other programs 6.1% 3.3% +2.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 89 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3501110 · FY2023.

LEAID 3501110 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Gallup-mckinley Cty F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P81 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.7K students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Los FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,947 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in New Mexico · P67 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Los (+$224est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Gallup-mckinley Cty

Salary neighbourhood · Gallup-mckinley Cty

Gallup-mckinley Cty already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Gallup-mckinley Cty

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,947 Top 33% higher than 67% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Gallup-mckinley Cty in New Mexico's upper-third pay band

Same 70 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools ranks #13 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #16 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Jal Public Schools leads spending at $47,829 per pupil; Penasco Independent Schools leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools

  • Enrolment grew 5.2% here, from 11,129 students in FY2020 to 11,709 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,191 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$74,947.036

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Mexico price level
91.0 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$82,377

+10% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Mexico run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how New Mexico compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools

What the Numbers Say About Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools is a mid-sized school district in New Mexico, serving 11,709 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,191. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,947, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3501110 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Mexico statewide average of $69,282, teacher pay in Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Mexico, it pays more than 81% of them. New Mexico itself ranks #20 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools reports $295.0M in total expenditure against $292.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.7M, special-education teacher pay is $9.2M.

How does Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Mexico average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools $74,947
Albuquerque Public Schools $74,657
New Mexico avg $69,282
National avg $70,245

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools pays +0.4% more than Albuquerque Public Schools · per-pupil $25,191 vs $17,560

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable New Mexico districts

On pay, Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools sits closest to Los Lunas Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Central Consolidated Schools. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Los Lunas Public Schools
  2. Central Consolidated Schools
  3. Belen Consolidated Schools
  4. Roswell Independent Schools
  5. Las Cruces Public Schools
  6. Lovington Municipal Schools
  7. Hobbs Municipal Schools
  8. Gadsden Independent Schools
  9. Carlsbad Municipal Schools
  10. Rio Rancho Public Schools
  11. Santa Fe Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Central Consolidated Schools
  2. Grants-cibola County Schools
  3. Carlsbad Municipal Schools
  4. Santa Fe Public Schools
  5. Gadsden Independent Schools
  6. Espanola Public Schools
  7. Roswell Independent Schools
  8. Artesia Public Schools
  9. Hobbs Municipal Schools
  10. Lovington Municipal Schools
  11. Belen Consolidated Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools: closest on enrollment (11,709 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,947 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$292.3M
Total Revenue
$295.0M
Total Expenditure
$57.9M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.7M
Regular Program
$9.2M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$2.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Mexico Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Mexico districts belongs to Pecos Independent Schools at $96,768. Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 of 50, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Montana and Missouri are the states closest to New Mexico on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all New Mexico districts →

Other New Mexico Districts

Large-district sample from 69 New Mexico peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Tularosa Municipal Schools
$68,826
890 students
Raton Public Schools
$64,132
844 students
Dexter Consolidated Schools
$63,589
812 students
Cuba Independent Schools
$75,190
746 students
Eunice Municipal Schools
$64,505
726 students
Loving Municipal Schools
$65,723
647 students

This is a sample of 6 from 69 New Mexico districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools?

The average teacher salary in Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools is $74,947 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools teacher pay compare to the New Mexico average?

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools pays 8.2% more than the New Mexico state average of $69,282. The district's average is $74,947.

How does Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools pays 6.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,947.

What is the per-pupil spending in Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools?

Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools spends approximately $25,191 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools's total expenditure of $295.0M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Gallup-mckinley Cty Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.