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O'fallon, Missouri - 25 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii #231 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,920 per pupil, Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii ranks #202 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
17,060
Total Enrollment
25
Schools
$12,920
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii operates 25 public schools serving 17,060 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 elementary, 4 high, 4 middle, 1 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in St. Charles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,920 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.1% local, 26.3% state, and 8.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #231 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 25 schools offering Advanced Placement (110 AP courses district-wide), a 379.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.4% White, 8.1% African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dardenne Elem., with a diversity index of 59.6/100.
Its largest campus is Ft. Zumwalt West High, enrolling 1,643 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Center, at 307 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii school enrollment ranges from 307 students (lowest) to 1,643 students (highest), a spread of 1,336 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii is typically wider than the Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii-aggregate figure suggests.
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii has 25 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 16 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 17,060 students.
How much does Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii spend per student?
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii spends $12,920 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #231 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii?
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii students are 72.4% White, 8.1% African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian, averaged across 25 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii?
Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #231 out of 432 districts in Missouri.