Aspen Peaks and Timpanogos school districts will each receive $10,000 in Meta-funded student scholarships as part of a $2.1 million grant package flowing to the new Lake Mountain School District.

The Lake Mountain Board of Education negotiated the scholarship contributions during the transition from Alpine School District, according to the district's announcement Monday, Sept. 14. The grants arrived alongside Meta's expansion of its Eagle Mountain Data Center campus.

The bulk of the money stays with Lake Mountain. A $600,000 grant will cover about three acres of land, roughly 30% of the property needed for a future K-6 campus. ABC4 reported that Eagle Mountain City officials called Meta the first private company to help fund a permanent school site in the district.

A separate $1.5 million goes to the Lake Mountain Education Foundation, due before Dec. 31, 2026, now that a construction milestone on Meta's expanded data center has been reached. Meta also pledged $50,000 a year to the foundation going forward. The district said those funds will target early childhood literacy programs.

The land grant matters now. Lake Mountain will serve Cedar Fort, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield and Saratoga Springs when it begins operations July 1, 2027, with a projected enrollment of more than 26,000 students.

Board President Julie King said the scholarships to the neighboring districts were part of the board's negotiations. "Supporting students shouldn't stop at district boundaries," King said. "We appreciate Meta's willingness to invest in students throughout the communities we serve and to recognize that the success of each of these districts strengthens the entire region."

Lake Mountain Superintendent Vicki Carter, appointed in January after 35 years in education, said the grant will go toward programs for students, particularly early readers.

Meta Community Engagement Manager David Williams said buying land now stretches district dollars and keeps costs lower for local families.

The grants are part of a broader expansion. The Daily Herald reported that Meta plans three new data center buildings, an administration building and a warehouse on its 500-acre Eagle Mountain campus. The project is expected to support about 1,200 construction jobs at peak activity and more than 300 permanent positions. Eagle Mountain Mayor Jared Gray told the Daily Herald that Meta has delivered real investment in schools, roads, water systems and local jobs since arriving eight years ago.

Alpine School District will split into Aspen Peaks, Lake Mountain and Timpanogos on July 1, 2027, after Utah County voters approved Proposition 11 in 2024. No timeline has been announced for distributing the $10,000 scholarship funds to Aspen Peaks or Timpanogos.