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Bright Futures 2023/24 by the Numbers

The 2023/2024 school year marks year 8 for Park City Education Foundation's Bright Futures Park City initiative. 

Here's a look at the program strictly by the numbers.


Bright Futures 2023/2024* Overview: 

  • Year 8 for Bright Futures Park City
  • 29 New Bright Futures Students 
  • 145 Current BF Students 


BF Current Distribution: 

  • 65 BF College Students
  • 80 BF High School Students
  • 8 College Graduates! 


BF's Astounding Success Rates: 

  • 98% matriculation rate straight from high school 
    • (compared to 52% nationwide average for first generation students battling income inequality)  
  • 85% of college students progressing toward graduation 
    • (compared to an 11% nationwide college graduation rate)
  • 53 college students are receiving the $1,000/year Bright Futures scholarship 
    • (first cohorts received $2500/year)
    • Must maintain 3.0 GPA in high school and 2.5 GPA in college
       

Current BF Cohorts - PCHS Graduating Class

  • PCHS Class of 2019: 5 students graduated college/4 students progressing in college
  • PCHS Class of 2020: 2 students graduated college/10 students progressing in college
  • PCHS Class of 2021: 1 student graduated college/16 students progressing in college 
  • PCHS Class of 2022: 11 students progressing in college
  • PCHS Class of 2023: 24 students/23 in college/1 gap year
  • PCHS Class of 2024: 23 students 
  • PCHS Class of 2025: 29 students
  • PCHS Class of 2026: 29 students 

     

*As of January 2024 
 

Your Impact This Year

  • Students Reached

    4500

  • Invested in Our Schools

    $1,500,000

  • % Parents Giving 2022/23

    50%

  • Programs Funded

    100

  • Ascent Fund
    Ascent Fund
  • Beard Charitable Foundation
    Beard Charitable Foundation
  • Byrne Family Foundation Trust
    Byrne Family Foundation Trust
  • Dan & Terese Heintzelman Family Foundation
    Dan & Terese Heintzelman Family Foundation
  • Garen Family Foundation
    Garen Family Foundation
  • John C Kish Foundation
    John C Kish Foundation
  • Montage Deer Valley
    Montage Deer Valley
  • Park City Mountain Resort
    Park City Mountain Resort
  • Park City Municipal
    Park City Municipal
  • Parker Family Charitable Fund
    Parker Family Charitable Fund
  • Tatiana and Matthew Prince
    Tatiana and Matthew Prince
  • The Efrusy Family Foundation
    The Efrusy Family Foundation
  • United Way of SLC
    United Way of SLC
  • Zions Bank
    Zions Bank
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous
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