Impact of COVID-19 on Brighton High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 49th of 666 High schools | Ranks 59th of 735 High schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Brighton High School) | 68.1 | 51.8 | 16.3% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Brighton Area Schools) | 64.4 | 49.6 | 14.8% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Brighton High School) | 76.8 | 78.4 | 1.6% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Brighton Area Schools) | 73 | 75.2 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Brighton High School) | 56.7 | 58.1 | 1.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Brighton Area Schools) | 52.7 | 55.5 | 2.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 36.3 | 29.9 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2079 | 1961 | 5.7% |
African American | 22 | 7 | 68.2% |
American Indian | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
Asian | 30 | 33 | 10% |
Hispanic | 51 | 92 | 80.4% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 1 | 80% |
White | 1941 | 1784 | 8.1% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 40 | 73.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11% | 12.7% | 1.7% |