Brighton High School

7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton MI, 48116 | Brighton Area Schools | 810-299-4100
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2109
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 66% 58% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 18 in Brighton
  • Ranked #0 of 4522 in Michigan
Proficiency Averages
58%Brighton
42%Michigan

Brighton High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Brighton Area Schools" in Brighton, MI. There are a total of 2,109 students and 93 teachers at Brighton High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Brighton High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 66.0%, which is 58% higher than the Michigan average.

Brighton High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2109
Teachers93
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment609
Taking some courses457
Taking some courses (not tests)147
Passing some courses335
Passing no courses104

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Brighton High School, there are a total of 609 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 457 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School56%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School76%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Brighton High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMichiganNational
White 94.6% 93.7% 71.5% 51.1%
Black 0.9% 0.8% 14.9% 15.9%
Asian 1.6% 1.6% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3% 1.8% 6.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 1.4% 3.2% 3.1%

Brighton demographics profile

StatisticBrightonMichiganNational
Population7,6499,986,857328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,17717891
Median age43.939.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%55%55%
Speak English95%91%79%
Speak Spanish0%3%13%

Education level achieved in Brighton

IndexBrightonMichiganNational
Completed 8th grade90.4%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school90.1%85.9%83.0%
Completed some college71.4%60.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree47.1%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors38.3%27.4%30.3%
Completed masters12.7%10.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.9%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.1%1.3%
Write a school review about Brighton High School Tell people what you like or don't like about Brighton High School…
Source: The Brighton High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.