Other / mixed grade configuration · Park City, KY

Park City Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Park City Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 210030000051
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👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
42
📋 Attendance
33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Park City Elementary School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Kentucky schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
11.6:1
small classes for Kentucky
64.9%
free-lunch eligible
290
students enrolled

Park City Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 84% of Kentucky schools. Computed live against every Kentucky school reporting to NCES.

School address

Park City, KY 42160
District: Barren County · Kentucky

NCES ID 210030000051 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-31 students YoY

Park City Elementary School shrank from 382 students in 2022-23 to 351 in 2023-24 (-8.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 25.0 → 24.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-31 students YoY 210030000051 · Park City, KY Other · SMALL · TRAD

290 enr · 11.6:1 · 64.9% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Barren County High School (1,220 students)

Park City Elementary School shrank from 382 students in 2022-23 to 351 in 2023-24 (-8.1%). Teacher FTE lost 25.0 → 24.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Kentucky schools → · Find another →

Park City Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Park City Elementary School reports 290 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Park City Elementary School compares

Park City Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Kentucky and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Kentucky Kentucky avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.6:1 ▼ 24% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 64.9% ▲ 10% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 290 top 71% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
290
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
64.9%
free-lunch eligible - 10% above the Kentucky average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 16% in Kentucky - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.9%
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
$13,580
per pupil, district-wide - below Kentucky avg of $14,362
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 290 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
22
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.5%
Hispanic or Latino 6.6%
Two or More 5.9%
African American 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 85.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.1, Park City Elementary School is less mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Barren County reports $13,580 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Park City Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Barren County High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Red Cross Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Barren County Middle School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Jackson Elementary Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Eastern Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Park City Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Barren County · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~290 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Park City Elementary School

How many students attend Park City Elementary School?

Park City Elementary School has 290 students enrolled. It is a public school in Park City, KY. CCD year-over-year: 382 (2022-23) → 351 (2023-24), down 31.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Park City Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Park City Elementary School is 11.6:1, which is 24% lower than the Kentucky average of 15.2:1 and 26% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Park City Elementary School?

64.9% of students at Park City Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kentucky average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Park City Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Park City Elementary School is White at 85.5% of enrollment, in Park City, KY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Park City Elementary School?

Park City Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Barren County?

Besides Park City Elementary School, Barren County also operates Barren County High School (1,220 students), Red Cross Elementary School (679 students), and Barren County Middle School (649 students). See the Barren County district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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