Brighton Elementary

Brighton Elementary is a K-5 school of expansive scale in Brighton, Tennessee, one of the schools within Tipton County, enrolling 709 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Brighton Elementary sits 51% larger than that benchmark.

Tipton County runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 9,975 students. Brighton Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Brighton Elementary logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

In the area at large, Tipton County reports that median household income runs about $74,127, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Brighton Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Tipton County (combined enrollment of about 9,975 students).

Brighton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 709 in 2025.

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