Fort Zumwalt School District
O'Fallon, Missouri · St. Charles County · Grades Pre-K–12
Fort Zumwalt School District runs 25 schools (16 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high, 1 pre-k) with 16,698 students. By enrollment it is the 10th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 25 |
| Students | 16,698 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,313.2 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.7% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Charles County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 2908370 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Fort Zumwalt School District
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Fort Zumwalt School District schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Fort Zumwalt School District in context
Size
Fort Zumwalt School District enrolls 1.9% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). Its schools average 668 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is Ft. Zumwalt West High School (1,643) and the smallest is Early Childhood Center (307).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 1,442 students this year. Grade 12 has 1,337 students and kindergarten has 1,100, 22% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Fort Zumwalt School District enrolls 307 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Fort Zumwalt School District at 72.9%, above their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Black students make up 8.1%.
19.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 1% at Early Childhood Center to 46.1% at Dardenne Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 1,313.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.7 students per teacher, close to the state's 12.8. With 50 counselors it has 334 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 12.6 librarians or media specialists and 22 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Fort Zumwalt School District's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Francis Howell R-III School District, 4.6 miles away with 17,047 students. 31 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Fort Zumwalt School District. St. Charles County has 5 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 1,313.2 | 13 |
| School counselors | 50 | 334 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 12.6 | 1,325 |
| School psychologists | 22 | 759 |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 180.3 | 93 |
| School administrators | 73 | 229 |
| District administrators | 7 | 2,385 |
| All staff | 1,678 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 72.9% |
| Black | 8.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Asian | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 307 |
| Kindergarten | 1,100 |
| Grade 1 | 1,081 |
| Grade 2 | 1,152 |
| Grade 3 | 1,216 |
| Grade 4 | 1,206 |
| Grade 5 | 1,247 |
| Grade 6 | 1,277 |
| Grade 7 | 1,264 |
| Grade 8 | 1,284 |
| Grade 9 | 1,362 |
| Grade 10 | 1,423 |
| Grade 11 | 1,442 |
| Grade 12 | 1,337 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Howell R-III School District | 5 mi | 17,047 | 14.9 | – |
| Wentzville R-IV School District | 8 mi | 17,973 | 13.9 | – |
| St. Charles R-VI School District | 9 mi | 4,732 | 9.6 | – |
| Orchard Farm R-V School District | 13 mi | 2,241 | 13.9 | – |
| Winfield R-IV School District | 14 mi | 1,577 | 13 | – |
| Parkway C-2 School District | 15 mi | 16,759 | 14.1 | – |
| Pattonville R-III School District | 15 mi | 6,201 | 13.5 | – |
| Rockwood R-VI School District | 16 mi | 19,597 | 14.2 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in St. Charles County
- Wentzville R-IV School District (17,973 students)
- Francis Howell R-III School District (17,047 students)
- St. Charles R-VI School District (4,732 students)
- Orchard Farm R-V School District (2,241 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
555 E. Terra Lane, O'Fallon, MO 63366
Phone: (636)240-2072
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.