Park City School District

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Park City School District
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2700 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
Park City
, Summit County , Utah
District information
MottoInspiring and supporting all students equitably to achieve academic and social potential.
SuperintendentJill Gildea
Other information
Website pcschools.us
Park City High School Park City High School, photographed from Kearns Blvd., Park City, UT, USA..jpg
Park City High School

Park City School District (PCSD) is a school district headquartered in Park City, Utah that serves over 4,500 students. [1]

Contents

The district's service area includes the portion of Park City in Summit County (almost all of Park City), the census designated places of Summit Park and Snyderville, the vast majority of the Silver Summit CDP, and a portion of the East Basin CDP. [2]

History

Jill Gildea became the superintendent in 2018. [3]

In 2018 the school district bought a house that would be used as the residence of its superintendent. [4]

In 2022 the board of trustees set 2024 as the new expiration date for the contract of Gildea. [5]

In late 2022, Park City School District committed to plans that would demolish Treasure Mountain Junior High School, moving Eighth graders to Ecker Hill Middle and Ninth graders to Park City High. Park City School District has broken ground on such projects. [6]

In 2023, Treasure Mountain Junior High School's campus had toxic soil piles as a result of the Park City School District using such dirt piles as a dumping ground for construction projects. The soil piles have since been removed. [7]

Schools

The Park City School District controls 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 junior high, and 1 high school.

Elementary Schools

Middle and Junior High schools

Ecker Hill Middle School

Ecker Hill Middle School is the primary middle school in the Park City School District, serving sixth and seventh graders. [8]

Treasure Mountain Junior High School

Treasure Mountain Junior High School served eighth and ninth graders. [1] Being built in 1982, it was one of the oldest schools in the district and was demolished in 2025. [9] According to U.S. News & World Report , in 2022 Treasure Mountain enrolled 780 students. Students scored 15% proficient in math and 41% in reading at the school. [10]

Controversies
Soil Piles

In 2023, the PCSD was found to have broken an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency where the school district moved soil laced with lead and arsenic behind Treasure Mountain. [11] . The school district then removed the dust under governmental regulation during the following 2023-2024 school year. [12]

Demolition

In November 2025, an anonymous tip led to Utah Water Regulators to investigate the PCSD for improperly dumping contaminated water into a nearby creek during the demolition of Treasure Mountain Junior High. [13] . The district also received a compliance notice from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality related to their handing of asbestos near the demolition site.

High Schools

Park City High School is the only high school in the Park City School District, serving 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.

References

  1. 1 2 "TMJH School Profile - Treasure Mountain Junior High School". tmjh.pcschools.us. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Summit County, UT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ Jones, Chris; Pflaum, Nadia (September 8, 2018). "Park City superintendent highest paid in Utah: How much does your superintendent make?". KUTV . Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ Mullahy, Brian (September 8, 2018). "Park City School District buys $870k house for new superintendent". KUTV . Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Cramer, Alexander (June 22, 2022). "Park City school board renews superintendent contract". KPCW . Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Construction Updates - Park City School District". www.pcschools.us. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "EPA may step in to remove soil piles at Treasure Mountain Junior High". KPCW | Listen Like a Local. October 27, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Home - Ecker Hill Middle School". ehms.pcschools.us. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ Weller, Kristine (December 18, 2025). "Park City School District addresses Treasure Mountain construction concerns". KPCW | Listen Like a Local. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Treasure Mtn. Junior High School". US News & World Report. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ KUTV, Darby Sparks (November 17, 2023). "Park City School District to pay millions for re-contaminating lead soil on property". KUTV. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  12. ↑ Marchant, Brock (November 10, 2023). "Park City School District vows to remove toxic dirt before end of the year". Park Record. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ Weller, Kristine (December 4, 2025). "State department investigates allegations regarding Treasure Mountain Junior High demolition". KPCW | Listen Like a Local. Retrieved December 25, 2025.

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