Fulton Senior High School
Public high school in Fulton, Missouri · Fulton 58 School District · Grades 9–12
Fulton Senior High School serves 659 students in grades 9–12 in Fulton (Callaway County). It is one of 6 schools in Fulton 58 School District. By enrollment it is the 142nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16 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 ÷ 41.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fulton 58 School District |
| County | Callaway County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291255000524 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fulton 58 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 659 | 2,281 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.8% | 50.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Fulton Senior High School in context
Size
Fulton Senior High School is the only high school in Fulton 58 School District. Its 659 students are 28.9% of the district's 2,281. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13 miles away and have a median of 273 students, so Fulton Senior High School is larger 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 9 with 186 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 152, against an average of 165 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (152 against 186). 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 76.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fulton 58 (71.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.8% across Fulton 58 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19% 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
Fulton Senior High School has 41.29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 659 students would have about 54 teachers, so Fulton Senior High School has 12.7 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Wheeler High School, 1.6 miles away in MO School for the Deaf. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 76.8% |
| Black | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 186 |
| Grade 10 | 156 |
| Grade 11 | 165 |
| Grade 12 | 152 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Hornet Dr., Fulton, MO 65251
Phone: (573)590-8100
Website: fhs.fulton58.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fulton Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler High School | MO School for the Deaf | 1.6 mi | 19 | 2.8 | 73.7% |
| Fulton Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 2.5 mi | 30 | 6 | 90% |
| North Callaway High School | North Callaway County R-I | 6.3 mi | 347 | 12.5 | 36.6% |
| New Bloomfield High School | New Bloomfield R-III | 13.0 mi | 309 | 12.4 | 37.9% |
| South Callaway High School | South Callaway County R-II | 13.0 mi | 237 | 10.8 | 33.8% |
| Muriel Battle High School | Columbia 93 | 16.6 mi | 1,492 | 13.5 | 49.5% |
| Chamois High School | Osage County R-I | 16.7 mi | 63 | 5.7 | 100% |
| Southern Boone High School | Southern Boone County R-I | 18.4 mi | 570 | 14.9 | 18.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fulton 58
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartley Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 224 |
| Bush Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 312 |
| Fulton Early Childhood Cntr | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 252 |
| Fulton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 513 |
| McIntire Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 321 |