NCES CCD 2024-25 17 schools CO

Best-Resourced Schools in Brighton, CO

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17 public K-12 schools in Brighton from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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17
Schools
11,063
Students
34.3/100
Avg Resource Index
16.5:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Brighton has more public-school enrollment than 83% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Brighton's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

10 of Brighton's 17 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 41-point gap between Sd 27j Preschool at the Brighton Lrc and Bromley East Charter School shows the range hidden by Brighton's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 17%
School count
Top 19%
Resource Index average
23rd percentile
Teacher staffing
38th percentile

Horizon High School accounts for 17.8% of all Brighton public-school enrollment

That concentration means Brighton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Brighton school enrollment varies 61× across entities

Brighton school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 1,966 students (highest), a spread of 1,934 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Brighton student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Brighton is typically wider than the Brighton-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Brighton's 17 listed schools are charters

18% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Sd 27j Preschool at the Brighton Lrc 63
2. Prairie Vista Youth Service Center 52
3. Eagle Ridge Academy 48
4. Horizon High School 40
5. Glacier Peak Elementary School 40
6. Innovations & Options 36
7. 27j Online Academy 35
8. Foundations Academy 32
9. Northeast Elementary School 30
10. Overland Trail Middle School 28
11. Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School 27
12. Vikan Middle School 27
13. South Elementary School 27
14. Southeast Elementary School 26
15. Brighton High School 25
16. Mary E Pennock Elementary School 25
17. Bromley East Charter School 22

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Brighton

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Glacier Peak Elementary School 61.8/100
  2. 2 Horizon High School 59.0/100
  3. 3 Prairie Vista Youth Service Center 58.2/100
  4. 4 Eagle Ridge Academy 56.3/100
  5. 5 Bromley East Charter School 56.2/100

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Which Brighton school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Sd 27j Preschool at the Brighton Lrc has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Brighton schools in this federal-data comparison at 63/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Brighton, CO? ▼

Brighton has 17 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,063 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 16.5:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.