Ft. Zumwalt South High School
Public high school in St Peters, Missouri · Fort Zumwalt School District · Grades 9–12
Ft. Zumwalt South High School serves 1,212 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 81st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 85.45 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 | 290837002490 |
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 | 1,212 | 16,698 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16% | 19.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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 South High School in context
Size
Of the 4 high schools in Fort Zumwalt School District, Ft. Zumwalt South High School is the 3rd largest, with 7.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.3 miles away and have a median of 1,645 students, so Ft. Zumwalt South High School is smaller than most of them.
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 321 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 281, against an average of 303 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 317 in grade 9 and 293 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 75.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Fort Zumwalt School District (72.9%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
16% 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. 5.5% 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 South High School has 85.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,212 students would have about 99.3 teachers, so Ft. Zumwalt South High School has 13.8 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 Ft. Zumwalt North High School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.2% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 317 |
| Grade 10 | 281 |
| Grade 11 | 321 |
| Grade 12 | 293 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8050 Mexico Rd, St Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636)978-1212
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ft. Zumwalt South High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Zumwalt North High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 2.2 mi | 1,538 | 14.8 | 15.5% |
| Francis Howell Central High School | Francis Howell R-III | 3.1 mi | 1,750 | 19 | 16.7% |
| Ft. Zumwalt West High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.3 mi | 1,643 | 14.3 | 16.4% |
| Ft. Zumwalt East High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 4.5 mi | 1,171 | 13.9 | 19.3% |
| Francis Howell North High School | Francis Howell R-III | 6.2 mi | 1,716 | 19.3 | 21.3% |
| Francis Howell High School | Francis Howell R-III | 6.5 mi | 1,843 | 19.9 | 7.6% |
| Liberty High School | Wentzville R-IV | 6.7 mi | 1,647 | 16.9 | 11% |
| St. Charles West High School | St. Charles R-VI | 7.4 mi | 645 | 10.4 | 27.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.