📍 1201 Old Highway 51 South, Brighton, Tipton County, 38011
Brighton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brighton, Tipton County. The school has 693 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tipton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Brighton Elementary enrolls 693 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 10% Black or African American and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 565 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <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 Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 32, state house district 81.
Brighton Elementary 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 693 students, Brighton Elementary is close to the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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