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Brighton High School
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Brighton High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton, MI 48116 · (810) 299-4100 · Part of Brighton Area Schools

Brighton’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,887
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Brighton High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Brighton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Scranton Middle School850 students
9–12Brighton High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9456
Grade 10434
Grade 11516
Grade 12481
Enrollment over time
1,999’20
1,963’21
1,961’22
1,901’23
1,887’24

Down 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brighton High School from Brighton families.

Other schools in Brighton Area Schools

The district →
Hornung Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brighton
A+
558 students18:1
Hawkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brighton
A
551 students17:1
Hilton Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brighton
A
507 students18:1
Spencer Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brighton
A+
507 students17:1
Maltby Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Brighton
A
866 students18:1
Scranton Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brighton
A
850 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Brighton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.