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Brighton High School

Public Grades 9-12

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Brighton High School is a large, highly-rated public high school in Brighton, MI, serving 1,887 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Brighton Area Schools district.

For parents, the headline news is exceptional student success. The school boasts a near-perfect graduation rate of 98.6%, which is dramatically higher than the state average of 84.0% and even outpaces nearby Pinckney Community High School (91.5%) and South Lyon High School (90.5%). Academically, students perform well above state averages in every subject, with the gap being especially large in math. On the SAT, 51.6% of Brighton students are proficient in math compared to just 26.5% statewide. The school is also notably effective at supporting students from lower-income backgrounds, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for this group. This strong performance is achieved while spending less per student ($14,087) than several nearby alternatives, suggesting efficient use of resources.

While the overall picture is very positive, there are a few areas parents may want to ask about. Chronic absenteeism has been steadily rising, from 8.8% before the pandemic to 18.8% now, which is higher than the district average. Additionally, outcomes for Special Education students have declined significantly in recent years, dropping from a top-quartile ranking to the bottom third of schools statewide. The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (19.5:1) than some comparable schools. For context, a small nearby school like Kensington Woods Schools posts higher test scores but has a much lower graduation rate (75.0%), highlighting that Brighton’s strength lies in its comprehensive approach—balancing strong academics with getting nearly every student to graduation day.

1,887

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,087

Per pupil spending ?

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7878 Brighton Rd
Brighton, MI 48116-7762

(810) 299-4100

District: Brighton Area Schools

Feeder schools for Brighton High School:

Elementary:	Hawkins Elementary School
	Hilton Road Elementary School
	Hornung Elementary School
	Spencer Road Elementary School
Middle:	Maltby Intermediate School
	Scranton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (63% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Michigan avg43%

64^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 625Brighton Area Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	64 of 800	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	105 of 739	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	83 of 743	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	59 of 735	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	36 of 531	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	61 of 561	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	49 of 666	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	58 of 824	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	56 of 835	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	38 of 852	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	58 of 832	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	92.8	42 of 799	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	49 of 805	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	28 of 773	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	89.8	32 of 784	95.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.6	38 of 765	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	91.3	34 of 754	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	50 of 750	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	72 of 767	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	69.5	244 of 705	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	59 of 69	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	75 of 686	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	113 of 629	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	76 of 619	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	48 of 611	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	38 of 416	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	47 of 462	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	41 of 554	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	48 of 710	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	40 of 259	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	31 of 195	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	8 of 190	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	1 of 83	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	8 of 64	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	52 of 719	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	65.8	190 of 635	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	71 of 654	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	68 of 614	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	33 of 369	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	50 of 417	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	32 of 532	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	82 of 755	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	53 of 693	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	77.9	105 of 628	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	88 of 633	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	74 of 611	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	95.4	24 of 440	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	71 of 472	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	52 of 543	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	69 of 707	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	146 of 220	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	70 of 125	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	32 of 130	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	30.4	80 of 116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.2	14 of 61	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	95 of 315	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	83 of 671	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	145 of 639	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	93 of 638	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	86 of 647	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	44 of 492	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	67 of 516	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	60 of 582	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	64 of 708	91.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-58 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+21 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing72%+20 vs state

Mathematics62%+29 vs state

Social Studies59%+15 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brighton High School	Public	9-12	7878 Brighton Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4100	1,887	97	19.5	9.1%	1,740 (92.2%)	7 (0.4%)	72 (3.8%)	31 (1.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.6%)	88.1	64^th of 800 public high schools	92.0%		80.5	105^th of 739 public high schools	85.8%	41		81.6	79.4		65.3	58.2	72.5	51.6						36.8		58.6	$14,087	$587	$13,499
Bridge Alternative High School	Public	9-12	125 S Church St	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4046	70	6	11.1	42.9%	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)			25.0			381.7											$15,426	$572	$14,854
Charyl Stockwell Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1032 Karl Greimel Dr	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(810) 225-9940	334	21	15.7	18.0%	308 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79.8	116^th of 800 public high schools	85.5%		76.6	142^nd of 739 public high schools	80.8%	26		74.7	79.1		44.3	45.3	70.0	27.1						50.7		53.5	$11,388	$207	$11,182
FlexTech High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7707 Conference Center Dr	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	FlexTech High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 844-3366	171	10	17.8	57.9%	138 (80.7%)	29 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17	632^nd of 800 public high schools	21.0%		19.7	586^th of 739 public high schools	20.7%	46		47.4	41.5		15.8	12.2	17.9	342.1						15.8		18.4	$12,562	$690	$11,872
Kensington Woods Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	9501 Pettys Road	Lakeland	48143	Livingston County	Kensington Woods Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 545-0828	114	11	10.5	36.0%	105 (92.1%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	96.7	12^th of 800 public high schools	98.5%		68	195^th of 739 public high schools	73.6%	183	76.9	535.0	84.2	30.8	68.8	63.2	582.8	48.0					53.9	84.0	1810.0	80.0	$10,990	$339	$10,650
Legacy High School	Public	9-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2140	62	6	10.3	45.2%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)	17.3	626^th of 800 public high schools	21.8%		30.4	506^th of 739 public high schools	31.5%	120							31.3	383.8						2073.3		21.4	$20,231	$481	$19,750
Hartland Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 626-2140	22	0		31.8%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$10,858	$480	$10,377
Innovation Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	861 E Sibley St	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 540-8300	186	8	23.2	50.0%	170 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	24.2	579^th of 800 public high schools	27.6%		21	576^th of 739 public high schools	22.1%	3			45.8			354.6	26.9	356.9						21.1		31.6	$10,907	$545	$10,362
South Lyon High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Lafayette St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8150	1,245	73	17.0	14.0%	1,090 (87.6%)	20 (1.6%)	67 (5.4%)	40 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.2%)	90.9	51^st of 800 public high schools	93.6%		93.7	35^th of 739 public high schools	95.3%	16		77.2	80.3		57.3	54.8	70.1	49.3						54.1		64.2	$15,406	$845	$14,561
Pinckney Community High School	Public	9-12	10255 Dexter Pinckney Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5500	619	34	18.2	17.3%	558 (90.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	71.6	174^th of 800 public high schools	78.3%		70.9	179^th of 739 public high schools	75.8%	5		77.6	75.0		40.4	45.8	58.2	30.6						33.1		45.5	$13,601	$769	$12,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Brighton High School

What schools feed into Brighton High School?

Brighton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hawkins Elementary School
Elementary : Hilton Road Elementary School
Elementary : Hornung Elementary School
Elementary : Spencer Road Elementary School
Middle : Maltby Intermediate School
Middle : Scranton Middle School

How many students attend Brighton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,887 students attended Brighton High School.

Is Brighton High School a good school?

Yes. Brighton High School ranks in the top 8.0% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brighton High School?

Students at Brighton High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Brighton High School in?

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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