Brighton High School (Brighton, Michigan)

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Brighton High School
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Brighton High School (Brighton, Michigan)
7878 Brighton Road
Brighton, MI 48116
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Type Public high school
School district Brighton Area Schools
PrincipalIncumbent
Faculty115.05 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,999 (2020-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.38 [1]
Color(s)  Orange
  Black
Athletics MHSAA Class A
Athletics conference Kensington Lakes Activities Association
Team nameBulldogs
YearbookBrightonian
Website www.brightonk12.com/Domain/465
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year [2]
Change vs.
prior year [2]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %25.3 / 19.9
Proficient %27.8 / 30.2
PR. Proficient %16.1 / 37.9
Not Proficient %30.7 / 12.0
Average test scores
SAT Total1086.6
(Increase2.svg +4.6)

Brighton High School is located in Brighton, which is part of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. BHS is part of the Brighton Area School system.

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Nutrition

Students at BHS have the option to be served breakfast and lunch. There is also a “snack bar” with snacks such as popcorn and ice cream. The restaurants include, Chopstix, serving stir fry, La Pizzeria, serving Domino’s Pizza, 7th street deli, serving wraps and submarine sandwiches, in addition to other so called “restaurants”. The lunch is set up in a way for “a lunch “, “b lunch” and “c lunch”.

Academics

BHS is ranked 2,022nd in America, 60th in Michigan, and 26th in the Detroit Metro Area. 49% of students participate in Advanced Placement courses with 40% of students passing at least 1 AP exam. According to state testing 57% of students are proficient in math, with 77% of students being proficient in reading. The graduation rate is 98%. [3]

Athletics

Brighton High School is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Brighton has been part of the West Division of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association since 2008, when the Kensington Valley Conference merged with the Western Lakes Activities Association. The Brighton varsity football team became the first Livingston County team ever to advance to the state finals in the 2019 season. [4]

Rugby

Brighton's most recent championship was during the 2016 season when they took home the Michigan Youth Rugby Association (MYRA) Division II State Championship. As of 2017, there are 26 teams in the MYRA. [5] Brighton won MYRA Division I State Championships in 2002 and 2006, and also won the MYRA Division II Championship in 2008. [6] [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "School data for Brighton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Brighton High School". usnews.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Michigan high school football Division 1 final: Davison beats Brighton, 35-25, for first state title". mlive. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. 1 2 Past Champions, Rugby Michigan. Accessed February 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Brighton rugby coach keeps title in perspective". 6 June 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  7. ↑ "By Tim Alberta" . Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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