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Enrollment
73
High
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZALMA R-V·NCES 293249002270
ZALMA HIGH
7013 School Street, ZALMA, MO 63787 · (573) 722-3320 · Bollinger County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
73 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
74.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +50.4pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
73
-45 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 13.4:1
% White
99%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ZALMA HIGH
Located at 7013 School Street, in ZALMA, Missouri, ZALMA HIGH is an one-room-style senior high that teaches 73 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within ZALMA R-V. That puts it 85% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.
ZALMA R-V runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 174 students. ZALMA HIGH is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, ZALMA HIGH logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). Compared to Bollinger County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, On paper, ZALMA HIGH has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bollinger County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, ZALMA HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of +0.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bollinger County indicate median household income runs about $63,814, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. ZALMA HIGH is one of 10 public schools in Bollinger County (combined enrollment of about 1,725 students).
ZALMA ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, ZALMA HIGH comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZALMA HIGH has edged down 38%, going from 118 students in 2018 to 73 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.
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Bollinger County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,559
Census ACS
Median income
$63,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ZALMA ELEM.0.1 mi · 101
- ADVANCE ELEM.9.9 mi · 240
- ADVANCE HIGH10.0 mi · 188
- LEOPOLD HIGH11.9 mi · 92
- LEOPOLD ELEM.11.9 mi · 99
- WOODLAND ELEM.12.4 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About ZALMA HIGHHow many students attend ZALMA HIGH?
ZALMA HIGH enrolls approximately 73 students in grades 07-12.
Is ZALMA HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
ZALMA HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ZALMA HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ZALMA HIGH is approximately 8.6:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ZALMA HIGH?
Student demographics at ZALMA HIGH are roughly 99% White, 1% Black.
What district is ZALMA HIGH in?
ZALMA HIGH is part of ZALMA R-V.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.