High school (grades 9-12) · O'fallon, MO

Ft. Zumwalt North High

Federal NCES profile for Ft. Zumwalt North High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 290837000239
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ft. Zumwalt North High earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 71% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Missouri.

#18 of 18
public schools in O'fallon · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
14.1:1
large classes for Missouri
14.1%
free-lunch eligible

Ft. Zumwalt North High has class sizes larger than 71% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Ft. Zumwalt North High ranks #18 of 18 public schools in O'fallon, MO.

School address

Enrollment

1,538

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

109.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.1:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

+10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

14.1%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-69% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Ft. Zumwalt North High compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Ft. Zumwalt North High

Ft. Zumwalt North High is a lower-poverty, large high school in O'fallon, Missouri, enrolling 1,538 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.1:1 puts it in the larger third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 14.1% free-meal eligibility runs 69% below the Missouri average.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Missouri, bigger than 98% of state schools at 1,538 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 2,313 Missouri schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 76 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #62, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (77%) and African American (8%) (diversity index 39/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 27 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 385 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii also operates Ft. Zumwalt West High (1,643 students) and Ft. Zumwalt South High (1,212 students) alongside Ft. Zumwalt North High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Ft. Zumwalt North High compares

Ft. Zumwalt North High on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.1:1 ▲ 10% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.1% ▼ 69% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,538 top 2% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.1:1
Leaner classes than 56% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,538
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
14.1%
free-lunch eligible - 69% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.1:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 71% in Missouri - lower ratio than 29% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
22.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,920
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 385 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
69
in-school suspensions + 48 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 77.4%
African American 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
Two or More 5.9%
Asian 2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 77.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.7, Ft. Zumwalt North High is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 27

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii, which includes Ft. Zumwalt North High.

$12,920
Per student
0%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 65.1%
State 26.3%
Federal 8.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Ft. Zumwalt North High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ft. Zumwalt West High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ft. Zumwalt South High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ft. Zumwalt East High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Ft. Zumwalt North Middle Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ft. Zumwalt North High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Ft. Zumwalt North High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Ft. Zumwalt North High

How many students attend Ft. Zumwalt North High?

Ft. Zumwalt North High has 1,538 students enrolled. It is a high school in O'fallon, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft. Zumwalt North High?

The student-teacher ratio at Ft. Zumwalt North High is 14.1:1, which is 10% higher than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 10% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ft. Zumwalt North High?

14.1% of students at Ft. Zumwalt North High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ft. Zumwalt North High?

The largest demographic group at Ft. Zumwalt North High is White at 77.4% of enrollment, in O'fallon, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ft. Zumwalt North High?

Ft. Zumwalt North High has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Ft. Zumwalt North High rank among public schools in O'fallon?

By Resource Investment Index, Ft. Zumwalt North High ranks #18 of 18 public schools in O'fallon, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in O'fallon on the city page.

Is Ft. Zumwalt North High a good school?

Ft. Zumwalt North High earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 71% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Missouri. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii?

Besides Ft. Zumwalt North High, Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii also operates Ft. Zumwalt West High (1,643 students), Ft. Zumwalt South High (1,212 students), and Ft. Zumwalt East High (1,171 students). See the Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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