Wingate High School (New Mexico)
Secondary school in New Mexico, United States
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Wingate High School is a Native American high school in unincorporated McKinley County, New Mexico, operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[2] It has grades 9-12.[3] It has a Fort Wingate postal address.
| Wingate High School | |
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1737 Shush Dr | |
| Information | |
| School type | Boarding school |
| Teaching staff | 30.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 344 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.28[1] |
| Affiliation | Bureau of Indian Education |
It includes boarding facilities.[4]
History
In 1973 the BIA closed Manuelito Hall, a dormitory in Gallup, New Mexico which housed Native American students attending public schools. It planned to send the 110 high school students to Wingate.[5]
Since a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, New Mexico state law enforcement authorities no longer have jurisdiction at the school.[6] Any crimes committed there are investigated by federal authorities.
In 2003 the BIE selected Wingate as one of several schools to have replacement buildings. That year, the existing auditorium had a crack.[7]
Student body
The school's students are members of the Navajo nation. In 2003 it had about 700 students.[7]
Campus
Operations
From circa 1973 the school began allowing pregnant students to remain in school, and by 1993 it had family planning services.[9]
Athletics
In 2006 a tennis club was being established in the Fort Wingate community by David Dantzer, and school administrators made plans to use the club as an after-school activity and a mechanism to establish Wingate High's tennis club.[10]