📍 2220 e 7695 S, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84121
Brighton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 2,360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 35 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brighton High enrolls 2,360 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,871 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 243 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 152 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 30 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
342 of the school's 2,360 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 8, state house district 49.
Brighton High is one of 50 schools in Canyons District, based in SANDY, Utah. The district serves 32,688 students district-wide and employs 1,529 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,360 students, Brighton High is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large