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
Information
Type Public high school
School district Brighton Area Schools
PrincipalIncumbent
Teaching staff102.90 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,901 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.47 [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
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Brighton High School is a public secondary school located in Brighton, Michigan. BHS is part of the Brighton Area School system.

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The school gained national attention after being recognized by ESPN as a leader in Special Olympics in 2018. [3] [4]

Academics

Brighton High School is ranked as the 1,309th best high school in America per U.S. News. The site also credits BHS as being the 38th best high school in Michigan and the 15th best in the Detroit Metro Area. As of 2024, 56% of students participated in Advanced Placement courses and 42% of students passed at least one AP exam. According to state testing, 57% of students are proficient in math, 53% are proficient in sciences, and 75% are proficient in reading. The graduation rate is 98%. [5]

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 school's cafeteria is set up into different restaurants, including Chopstix, which serves stir fry, La Pizzeria, which serves pizza, and 7th street deli, which serves wraps and submarine sandwiches. The eating quarters was renovated during the 2024-2025 school year. [6]

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. [7]

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. [8] Brighton won MYRA Division I State Championships in 2002 and 2006, and also won the MYRA Division II Championship in 2008. [9] [8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "School data for Brighton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brighton High School a leader in the inclusion revolution - Stream the Video - Watch ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brighton HS honored by ESPN for unified sports". WXYZ 7 News Detroit. October 22, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brighton High School". usnews.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Michigan high school football Division 1 final: Davison beats Brighton, 35-25, for first state title". mlive. November 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Past Champions, Rugby Michigan. Accessed February 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Brighton rugby coach keeps title in perspective". June 6, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  10. ↑ "By Tim Alberta" . Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tim Alberta". HarperCollins. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Charlie Sharp - Men's Soccer". Western Michigan University Athletics.

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