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Schools in Park City

Park City’s public schools

Barren County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Park City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 2% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
KY 15.4
Schools in town
1
2,159 students on the public path
In brief

Park City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Park City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Barren County High School places highest (better than 55%); Park City Elementary School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Park City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Park City Elementary SchoolBarren County School DistrictB−
7–8Barren County Middle Schoolin GlasgowB−
9–12Barren County High Schoolin GlasgowB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Barren County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Barren County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,908 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$14,410KY $14,752 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 44.7% · 2541 students tested
Math41%
State average 37.8% · 2544 students tested

Park City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Park City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Park City—Barren County

Every school in Park City

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Park Cityby address
Park City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
290 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Park Cityin other towns
Barren County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glasgow
B−
649 students16:1Rate it →
Barren County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glasgow
B
1,220 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Park City’s schools

Are Park City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Park City. Barren County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Park City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Park City in?

Barren County School District.

Where do Park City kids go to high school?

Barren County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.