📍 169 N 1100 e, American Fork, Utah County, 84003
Dan W. Peterson is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in American Fork, Utah County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpine District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dan W. Peterson enrolls 227 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 15% |
| Asian | 9 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 227 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dan W. Peterson is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 14, state house district 57.
Dan W. Peterson is one of 92 schools in Alpine District, based in American Fork, Utah. The district serves 86,645 students district-wide and employs 3,440 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 227 students, Dan W. Peterson is smaller than the district average of about 942 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large