Zalma High School
Public high school in Zalma, Missouri · Zalma R-V School District · Grades 7–12
Zalma High School serves 73 students in grades 7–12 in Zalma (Bollinger County). It is one of 2 schools in Zalma R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 492nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 8.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Zalma R-V School District |
| County | Bollinger County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 293249002270 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Zalma R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 73 | 174 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 8.6 | 9.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Zalma High School in context
Size
Zalma High School is the only high school in Zalma R-V School District. Its 73 students are 42% of the district's 174. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.5 miles away and have a median of 142 students, so Zalma 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 7 with 15 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 7, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 7 (12 against 15). 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 98.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Zalma R-V (97.7%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Zalma R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 39.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Zalma High School has 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 73 students would have about 6 teachers, so Zalma High School has 2.5 more.
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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Advance High School, 10 miles away in Advance R-IV School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 98.6% |
| Black | 1.4% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7013 School Street, Zalma, MO 63787
Phone: (573)722-3320
Website: zalma.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Zalma High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance High School | Advance R-IV | 10.0 mi | 188 | 12.6 | 36.2% |
| Leopold High School | Leopold R-III | 11.9 mi | 92 | 8.9 | 21.7% |
| Woodland High School | Woodland R-IV | 12.4 mi | 263 | 13.4 | 50.2% |
| Mingo Puxico Technical High School | Puxico R-VIII | 13.5 mi | 37 | 37 | 35.1% |
| Puxico High School | Puxico R-VIII | 13.5 mi | 191 | 11 | 46.1% |
| Bell City High School | Bell City R-II | 16.8 mi | 91 | 6.8 | 62.6% |
| Bloomfield High School | Bloomfield R-XIV | 19.5 mi | 167 | 10.8 | 49.7% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 19.6 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Zalma R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zalma Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 101 |