Ft. Zumwalt West High School
Public high school in O'Fallon, Missouri · Fort Zumwalt School District · Grades 9–12
Ft. Zumwalt West High School serves 1,643 students in grades 9–12 in O'Fallon (St. Charles County). It is one of 25 schools in Fort Zumwalt School District. By enrollment it is the 40th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 115.08 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 | 290837002624 |
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 | 1,643 | 16,698 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16.4% | 19.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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 West High School in context
Size
Ft. Zumwalt West High School is the largest of Fort Zumwalt School District's 4 high schools; its 1,643 students are 9.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,532; Ft. Zumwalt West 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 434 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 377, against an average of 411 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 404 in grade 9 and 377 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 73.1% here and 72.9% across Fort Zumwalt School District. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
16.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Fort Zumwalt School District and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 6.1% 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
With 115.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,643 students, Ft. Zumwalt West High School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,643 students would have about 134.7 teachers, so Ft. Zumwalt West High School has 19.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Ft. Zumwalt West High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Ft. Zumwalt South High School, 3.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 73.1% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Asian | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 404 |
| Grade 10 | 428 |
| Grade 11 | 434 |
| Grade 12 | 377 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1251 Turtle Creek Dr., O'Fallon, MO 63366
Phone: (636)379-0300
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ft. Zumwalt West High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Zumwalt South High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.3 mi | 1,212 | 14.2 | 16% |
| Liberty High School | Wentzville R-IV | 3.8 mi | 1,647 | 16.9 | 11% |
| Ft. Zumwalt North High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.9 mi | 1,538 | 14.8 | 15.5% |
| Francis Howell Central High School | Francis Howell R-III | 5.4 mi | 1,750 | 19 | 16.7% |
| Francis Howell High School | Francis Howell R-III | 6.1 mi | 1,843 | 19.9 | 7.6% |
| Timberland High School | Wentzville R-IV | 6.3 mi | 1,525 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Emil E. Holt Senior High School | Wentzville R-IV | 7.6 mi | 1,022 | 13.3 | 17.3% |
| Ft. Zumwalt East High School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 7.8 mi | 1,171 | 13.9 | 19.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.