Public schools in Brighton, CO

Brighton has 17 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 5 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 11,063 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; 27J Schools runs 15 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 2 districts and agencies that run Brighton's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BrightonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
27J Schools1522,713$10,854
Adams 12 Five Star Schools235,747$14,748

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

5 high schools in Brighton, 4,863 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Horizon High School1,96620.127.2%Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Brighton High School1,73319.347.4%27J Schools
Eagle Ridge Academy59325.234.7%27J Schools
27J Online Academy33616.0not reported27J Schools
Innovations & Options23513.7not reported27J Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Brighton, 1,109 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Overland Trail Middle School58114.559.0%27J Schools
Vikan Middle School52813.161.6%27J Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

8 elementary schools in Brighton, 4,987 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bromley East Charter School1,21428.635.1%27J Schools
Foundations Academy76348.032.0%27J Schools
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School67219.143.5%27J Schools
Mary E Pennock Elementary School59215.755.1%27J Schools
Southeast Elementary School52716.564.3%27J Schools
Northeast Elementary School47015.366.8%27J Schools
Glacier Peak Elementary School41216.841.0%Adams 12 Five Star Schools
South Elementary School33714.778.6%27J Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 other schools in Brighton, 104 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
SD 27J Preschool at the Brighton LRC7214.4not reported27J Schools
Prairie Vista Youth Service Center327.143.8%27J Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Brighton's public schools compare with Colorado's

The median Brighton school has 16.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the Colorado median of 15.4. 18% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 33% across the state. Its median school enrolls 528 students (state 368).

Brighton against Colorado, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BrightonColorado
Median students per teacher16.015.4
Median school size (students)528368
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)18%33%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)71%72%
Charter schools18%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 17 Brighton schools and the 1,861 Colorado schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Brighton

  1. 27J SchoolsRuns 15 of Brighton's 17 public schools and spent $10,854 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,854
  2. Horizon High School, the largest high school in Brighton1,966 students in 2024-25, 20.1 per teacher.1,966
  3. Compare 27J Schools with Adams 12 Five Star SchoolsBrighton's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in ColoradoColorado's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Brighton addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Colorado

  1. Denver226 schools
  2. Colorado Springs179 schools
  3. Aurora100 schools
  4. Fort Collins47 schools
  5. Lakewood47 schools
  6. Pueblo45 schools
  7. Littleton42 schools
  8. Thornton39 schools

Questions about schools in Brighton

  1. How many public schools are in Brighton, CO?
    17 public schools with an address in Brighton were open in 2024-25: 5 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 11,063 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Brighton?
    Horizon High School, with 1,966 students in 2024-25 (Adams 12 Five Star Schools).
  3. Which districts run Brighton's schools?
    27J Schools (15 schools), Adams 12 Five Star Schools (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .