Hornung Elementary School

As a well-populated elementary school in BRIGHTON, Michigan, Hornung Elementary School caters to 558 students from grades K through 4, one of the schools within Brighton Area Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 51% above the state mean of about 369.

Brighton Area Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,796 students; Hornung Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hornung Elementary School records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Hornung Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 9% of students at Hornung Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Livingston County's rate of about 20%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hornung Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Livingston County) records that median household earnings sit near $103,039, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Livingston County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,695 students), of which Hornung Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Maltby Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hornung Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

Hornung Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hornung Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 564 students in 2018 to 558 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.