MPES Preschool

MPES Preschool is a rural-scale elementary school in Park City, Utah, overseen by Park City District. The school instructs 53 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 89% leaner than the state mean of about 491.

Park City District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,269 students; MPES Preschool is among them.

On the student-mix side, MPES Preschool reports that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Summit County (around 17%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Summit County put the typical household earns roughly $138,114 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Summit County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,485 students), of which MPES Preschool is one.

Treasure Mtn. Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MPES Preschool has rose 26%, going from 42 students in 2018 to 53 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 55% across the same window.

On this page, members of the MPES Preschool community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.