Ft. Zumwalt East High School
Public high school in St Peters, Missouri · Fort Zumwalt School District · Grades 9–12
Ft. Zumwalt East High School serves 1,171 students in grades 9–12 in St Peters (St. Charles County). It is one of 25 schools in Fort Zumwalt School District. By enrollment it is the 85th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 83.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fort Zumwalt School District |
| County | St. Charles County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290837002978 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fort Zumwalt School District | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,171 | 16,698 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.3% | 19.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ft. Zumwalt East High School in context
Size
Ft. Zumwalt East High School is the smallest of Fort Zumwalt School District's 4 high schools; its 1,171 students are 7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.7 miles away and have a median of 1,375 students, so Ft. Zumwalt East High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 305 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 266, against an average of 293 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than grade 9 (301 against 266). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Fort Zumwalt School District (72.9%). Black students are next, at 10.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Fort Zumwalt School District and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ft. Zumwalt East High School has 83.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,171 students would have about 96 teachers, so Ft. Zumwalt East High School has 12 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Francis Howell North High School, 2.3 miles away in Francis Howell R-III School District. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.2% |
| Black | 10.8% |
| Hispanic | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 266 |
| Grade 10 | 299 |
| Grade 11 | 305 |
| Grade 12 | 301 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 1st Executive Ave, St Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636)477-2400
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ft. Zumwalt East High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Howell North High School | Francis Howell R-III | 2.3 mi | 1,716 | 19.3 | 21.3% |
| St. Charles West High School | St. Charles R-VI | 3.0 mi | 645 | 10.4 | 27.1% |
| Francis Howell Central High School | Francis Howell R-III | 4.3 mi | 1,750 | 19 | 16.7% |
| Ft. Zumwalt South High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 4.5 mi | 1,212 | 14.2 | 16% |
| Ft. Zumwalt North High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 4.9 mi | 1,538 | 14.8 | 15.5% |
| St. Charles High School | St. Charles R-VI | 5.2 mi | 782 | 10.6 | 38.5% |
| Orchard Farm High School | Orchard Farm R-V | 6.9 mi | 698 | 16.6 | 17.2% |
| Pattonville Senior High School | Pattonville R-III | 7.8 mi | 1,945 | 15.3 | 42.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.