FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH

FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH is a four-year high school of roomy scale in ST PETERS, Missouri, part of FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 1,212 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 142% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 16,698 students. FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH is one of those campuses.

Demographically, FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 90.9%, a residual of +39.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Charles County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM., around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH has declined 10%, going from 1,346 students in 2018 to 1,212 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 75% over that span.

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