| Index | Brighton | Tennessee | National |
| Average Test Scores | 43% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 4 | 1,390 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 430 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 189 | 7,963 |

| Index | Brighton | Tennessee | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 79.6% | 82.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.2% | 79.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.5% | 53.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.8% | 32.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.4% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Brighton. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Brighton, TN schools is 43%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Brighton, TN, an average of 79.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Atoka, TN | 9,712 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Arlington, TN | 12,027 | 47% | 2.8% |
| Munford, TN | 6,289 | 46% | 4.9% |
| Covington, TN | 9,113 | 28% | 40.8% |
| Millington, TN | 11,024 | 28% | 41.7% |
| Brighton, TN | 3,015 | 43% | 11.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY | 3,014 | 52% | 8.3% |
| East Greenville, PA | 3,013 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Bad Axe, MI | 3,018 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Dresden, TN | 3,012 | 37% | 23.6% |
| Castle Rock, WA | 3,018 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Brighton, TN | 3,015 | 43% | 11.5% |