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Brighton High School

๐Ÿ“ 270 South 8th Avenue, Brighton, Adams County, 80601

1,854
Pupils
18.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Brighton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brighton, Adams County. The school has 1,854 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School District 27J school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.

School details

School district
School District 27J

Enrollment & staffing

Brighton High School enrolls 1,854 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 98.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.

Male students
984 (53%)
Female students
870 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
98.8
Student-teacher ratio
18.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 2.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,03856%
White73340%
Two or more races442.4%
Black or African American16<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native11<1%
Asian10<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

699 of the school's 1,854 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Brighton High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.

School district: School District 27J

Brighton High School is one of 32 schools in School District 27J, based in BRIGHTON, Colorado. The district serves 24,046 students district-wide and employs 1,159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,854 students, Brighton High School is larger than the district average of about 751 students per school.

24,046
District students
32
Schools
1,159
Teachers (FTE)

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