NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools MI

Best-Resourced Schools in Brighton, MI

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13 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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13
Schools
7,810
Students
29.8/100
Avg Resource Index
18.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Brighton has more public-school enrollment than 73% 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.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Brighton's list includes 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high-school campuses, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 36-point gap between Bridge Alternative High School and Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle 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 27%
School count
Top 28%
Resource Index average
12th percentile
Teacher staffing
25th percentile

Brighton High School accounts for 24.2% 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 27× across entities

Brighton school enrollment ranges from 70 students (lowest) to 1,887 students (highest), a spread of 1,817 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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 18.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Brighton's 13 listed schools are charters

23% 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. Bridge Alternative High School 47
2. Scranton Middle School 36
3. Hartland Lakes Elementary School 35
4. Spencer Road Elementary School 33
5. Hilton Road Elementary School 33
6. Flextech High School 33
7. Hawkins Elementary School 32
8. Maltby Intermediate School 31
9. Brighton High School 30
10. Hornung Elementary School 25
11. Hartland Farms Intermediate School 24
12. Charyl Stockwell Academy High School 18
13. Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School 11

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 Flextech High School 32.0/100
  2. 2 Bridge Alternative High School 27.7/100
  3. 3 Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School 19.7/100
  4. 4 Hilton Road Elementary School 19.5/100
  5. 5 Hawkins Elementary School 19.2/100

What do families ask about schools in Brighton?

Which Brighton school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Bridge Alternative High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Brighton schools in this federal-data comparison at 47/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Brighton, MI? ▼

Brighton has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 7,810 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.1:1.

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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.