Brighton Middle School

Set in Brighton, Tennessee, Brighton Middle School is a reasonably sized intermediate school, overseen by Tipton County. It hosts 745 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 34% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

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

On demographics, Brighton Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In the area at large, census data for Tipton County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,127 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Tipton County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,975 students), Brighton Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brighton High School, around 0.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Brighton Middle School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 951 (now 745). White enrollment moved from 83% to 73% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.