Fort Zumwalt School District
Fort Zumwalt School District is a public school district based in O'Fallon, Missouri, serving 16,698 students in 27 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 166 Missouri districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 618 students each, more than the Missouri median of 443. Its superintendent is Dr. Henry St. Pierre. It spends about $12,741 per student on day-to-day operations, 24% more than the Missouri median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.
How Fort Zumwalt compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Fort Zumwalt | Missouri median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,741 | $10,251 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,515 | $5,958 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $242.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $269.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,313 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,678 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 334 | 312 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Missouri median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Missouri DESE, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Missouri
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee'S Summit R-VIILee'S Summit | 17,870 | 29 | $12,372 | 14.6 | #7 |
| Francis Howell R-IIIO'Fallon | 17,047 | 23 | $12,197 | 14.9 | #8 |
| Parkway C-2Chesterfield | 16,759 | 29 | $13,055 | 14.1 | #9 |
| Fort Zumwalt School DistrictO'Fallon · this district | 16,698 | 27 | $12,741 | 12.7 | #10 |
| HazelwoodFlorissant | 16,321 | 32 | $12,147 | 16.6 | #11 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover County Public SchoolsAshland, VA | 16,768 | $11,776 | 13.2 |
| CUSD 308Oswego, IL | 16,766 | $14,710 | 14.7 |
| MSD Lawrence TownshipIndianapolis, IN | 16,747 | $10,682 | 18.1 |
| Reading School DistrictReading, PA | 16,664 | $12,291 | 15.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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