Public schools in Fulton, MO

Fulton has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 2,362 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Fulton Public Schools runs 6 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run Fulton's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in FultonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Fulton Public Schools62,246$11,012
Mo School for the Deaf341not reported
Division of Youth Service1459not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Fulton, 708 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Fulton Senior High65916.036.7%Fulton Public Schools
Fulton Treatment Ctr.306.090.0%Division of Youth Service
Wheeler High192.873.7%Mo School for the Deaf

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Fulton, 526 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Fulton Middle51313.344.2%Fulton Public Schools
Wheeler Middle132.638.5%Mo School for the Deaf

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 elementary schools in Fulton, 1,128 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Fulton's public schools compare with Missouri's

The median Fulton school has 12.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Missouri median of 12.5. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 238 students (state 317).

Fulton against Missouri, schools open in 2024-25 with students
FultonMissouri
Median students per teacher12.212.5
Median school size (students)238317
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)33%48%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%22%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Fulton schools and the 2,294 Missouri schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Fulton

  1. Fulton Public SchoolsRuns 6 of Fulton's 10 public schools and spent $11,012 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,012
  2. Fulton Senior High, the largest high school in Fulton659 students in 2024-25, 16.0 per teacher.659
  3. Compare Fulton Public Schools with Mo School for the DeafFulton's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MissouriMissouri's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Fulton addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Missouri

  1. St Louis193 schools
  2. Kansas City151 schools
  3. Springfield60 schools
  4. Independence36 schools
  5. Columbia35 schools
  6. St Charles32 schools
  7. Lee's Summit30 schools
  8. Florissant29 schools

Questions about schools in Fulton

  1. How many public schools are in Fulton, MO?
    10 public schools with an address in Fulton were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 2,362 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Fulton?
    Fulton Senior High, with 659 students in 2024-25 (Fulton Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Fulton's schools?
    Fulton Public Schools (6 schools), Mo School for the Deaf (3 schools), Division of Youth Service (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25