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Brighton, MI
Public School Ratings




Brighton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Brighton Area Schools School District details

Brighton Area Schools School District
125 S Church St
Brighton, MI 48116

5,827 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 17)

Brighton Area Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Michigan

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.5% of all MI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
38%
69%
42%
65%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bridge Alternative High School
125 S Church St
Brighton, MI, 48116
09-12
Brighton High School
7878 Brighton Rd
Brighton, MI, 48116
09-12
Hawkins Elementary School
8900 Lee Rd
Brighton, MI, 48116
KG-04
Hilton Road Elementary School
9600 Hilton Rd
Brighton, MI, 48114
KG-04
Hornung Elementary School
4680 Bauer Rd
Brighton, MI, 48116
KG-04
Maltby Intermediate School
4740 Bauer Rd
Brighton, MI, 48116
05-06
Miller School
850 Spencer Rd
Brighton, MI, 48116
PK-PK
Scranton Middle School
8415 Maltby Rd
Brighton, MI, 48116
07-08
Spencer Road Elementary School
10639 Spencer Rd
Brighton, MI, 48114
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.7% 66.4%
Black 0.5% 19.2%
Hispanic 3.8% 9.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 3.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.6% 51.8%
Free lunch eligible 13.9% 48.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 3.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,181 $65,153,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $497 $2,898,000 2.4%
Staff $764 $4,454,000 3.6%
General Administration $109 $637,000 0.5%
School Administration $649 $3,784,000 3.1%
Operation $1,088 $6,342,000 5.2%
Transportation $10 $59,000 0.0%
Other $515 $2,999,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,634 $21,173,000 17.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,242 $36,372,000 29.6%
Total Expenditures $21,057 $122,698,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,284 $11,821,898,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,332 $1,900,616,000 7.1%
Staff $828 $1,181,333,000 4.4%
General Administration $320 $457,365,000 1.7%
School Administration $802 $1,143,777,000 4.2%
Operation $1,336 $1,907,076,000 7.1%
Transportation $559 $797,813,000 3.0%
Other $933 $1,331,358,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,110 $8,719,338,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,487 $6,402,959,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $18,881 $26,944,195,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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