Dan W. Peterson

Located at 169 N 1100 E, in AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Dan W. Peterson is a very small all-grades campus that works with 257 students (grades pre-K through 12), part of Alpine District. Compared to the state average of about 687 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Dan W. Peterson is one of 89 schools operated by Alpine District, a district that instructs 86,645 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dan W. Peterson shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Dan W. Peterson has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.9:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Utah County) records that the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dan W. Peterson is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Barratt 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.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 235 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 70% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.