📍 8045 Hwy 51 South, Brighton, Tipton County, 38011
Brighton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brighton, Tipton County. The school has 1,142 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tipton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 69.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Brighton High School enrolls 1,142 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 69.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Black or African American and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 827 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 197 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brighton High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 81.
Brighton High School is one of 14 schools in Tipton County, based in Covington, Tennessee. The district serves 9,975 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,142 students, Brighton High School is larger than the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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