The Brighton, MI educational system consists of 9 public schools, 5 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. Brighton public schools have average test scores of 57% which is 41% higher than than the Michigan average and 16% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Brighton public schools is 21:1, compared to 22:1 in Michigan and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 90.4% of students have completed 8th grade, 90.1% have completed high school, 38.3% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.9% have completed a doctorate degree.