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Schools in Brighton · North Country Senior UHSD 22, Brighton School District

Brighton’s public schools score below 71% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Brighton’s districts is 31%, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brighton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 13 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 8 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.6K
▼ 2% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · North Country Senior UHSD 22
Students per teacher
10.4
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
805 students on the public path
In brief

Brighton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 69 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brighton’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Brighton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

North Country Senior UHSD 22 spends $24,553 per student and Brighton $21,416, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is North Country Union High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brighton’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 29% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (69)Better than 23%
Towns in Essex County (13)Better than 0%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,218 test results and a graduating class of 181 could put Brighton anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Brighton’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,217 in math, 1,218 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brighton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Brighton Elementary SchoolBrighton School DistrictC+
9–12North Country Union High Schoolin NewportD

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Brighton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Country Senior UHSD 22Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 678 students · 10.7 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$24,553VT $25,064 · FY2024
Brighton School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 127 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$21,416VT $25,064 · FY2024
North Country Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , North Country Supervisory Union31%
State average 44.4% · 1218 students tested
Math · , North Country Supervisory Union25%
State average 33.1% · 1217 students tested

Brighton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Brighton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrightonCBrighton PK–8 · North Country Senior UHSD 22 9–12 · North Country Supervisory Union
Charleston—Charleston PK–8 · North Country Senior UHSD 22 9–12 · North Country Supervisory Union
Newark—Kingdom East Unified Union PK–8 · Kingdom East Supervisory District
Morgan—Morgan · North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 · North Country Supervisory Union

2 of the 3 neighbors share North Country Supervisory Union with Brighton for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brighton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Brightonby address
Brighton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Island Pond
C+
127 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Brightonin other towns
North Country Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newport
D
678 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Brighton’s schools

Are Brighton’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brighton children attend score below 71% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brighton in?

North Country Senior UHSD 22, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 678 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brighton kids go to high school?

North Country Union High School in Newport, with 678 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Brighton’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in North Country Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Brighton spend per student?

$24,553 in North Country Senior UHSD 22 and $21,416 in Brighton School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.