Best Public Schools in Brighton, MI

The city of Brighton, Michigan is home to a diverse set of 13 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The schools in this area are generally high-performing, with the Brighton Area Schools district consistently ranked among the top in the state.

Among the standout schools in the area are Scranton Middle School, which ranks among the top middle schools in Michigan, and Hornung Elementary School and Spencer Road Elementary School, which are both top-performing elementary schools. These schools excel in core academic subjects, often outperforming state and district averages. However, the data also reveals a significant gap in performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the area, suggesting opportunities for improvement and sharing of best practices.

While the high schools in the area have a slightly above-average 4-year graduation rate of 82.8%, the district also faces challenges, such as a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% across all schools. Additionally, the per-student spending varies widely, with the Charyl Stockwell Academy and FlexTech High School charter schools spending significantly less per student than the traditional public schools in the Brighton Area Schools and Hartland Consolidated Schools districts.