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Brighton Area Schools, MI: schools, enrollment and spending

Brighton Area Schools runs 9 public schools with 5,796 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.2 students per teacher is 1.3 higher than the Michigan figure of 16.9.

At a glance

Schools
9
Students
5,796
Teachers (FTE)
318
Students per teacher
18.2
MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
Address
125 S Church St, Brighton, MI 48116
County
Livingston County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2606870
State district ID
MI-47010
Total staff (FTE)
656
School counselors (FTE)
14.0About 414 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
34.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district18.2
Michigan16.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,779), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$110.1 million
Federal revenue
$4.8 million
State revenue
$67.3 million
Local revenue
$38.0 million
Total spending
$104.5 million
Spending per pupil
$18,075
Salaries
$40.7 million39.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$131.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.4%
  • State: 61.1%
  • Local: 34.5%

Michigan overall

  • Federal: 12.3%
  • State: 53.1%
  • Local: 34.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,075
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826

Schools in Brighton Area Schools

By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bridge Alternative High SchoolHigh9 to 127011.7
Brighton High SchoolHigh9 to 121,88719.7
Hawkins Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 455117.2
Hilton Road Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 450718.1
Hornung Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 455818.6
Maltby Intermediate SchoolMiddle5 to 686618.4
MillerPrekindergartenPK0
Scranton Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 885020.2
Spencer Road Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 450717.5

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.