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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Brighton High?
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Enrollment
2,435
High
DISTRICT 1,456 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200291
Brighton High
2220 E 7695 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 · (801) 826-5800 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,435 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Utah public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
312 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 624 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 637 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 607 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 567 | 23% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brighton High
Brighton High's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton High this school | 2,435 | 12.8% | 48.6% |
| Riverton High RIVERTON | 2,295 | 13.4% | 33.2% |
| Lehi High LEHI | 2,242 | 12.0% | 38.0% |
| American Fork High AMERICAN FORK | 2,316 | 14.0% | 40.9% |
| Syracuse High SYRACUSE | 2,608 | 14.9% | 29.2% |
| Skyridge High School LEHI | 2,483 | 9.5% | 43.4% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brighton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #31 of 149 | #9 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,435 | #17 of 189 | #11 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #129 of 145 | #37 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #87 of 145 | #36 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #149 of 169 | #39 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #18 of 84 | #6 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,435
+382 (+19%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 1,828
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,435 | 92.3 | 26.4:1 | 13% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 2,393 | 92.1 | 26.0:1 | 15% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 2,360 | 90.9 | 26.0:1 | 14% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 2,053 | N/A | N/A | 13% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 1,957 | N/A | N/A | 19% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 1,915 | N/A | N/A | 16% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 1,828 | 70 | 26.1:1 | 16% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brighton High.
About Brighton High
The public high school Brighton High is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school offers grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 2,435 students. Across high schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 980.
The district, Canyons District, has 32,688 students enrolled across 47 schools.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Brighton High. Next come 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Salt Lake County residents. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Brighton High are from different groups.
The school's 92.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.4:1. The average for high schools in Utah is 21.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Brighton High, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 34% for public schools in Salt Lake County.
Brighton High holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Utah public high schools.
In Utah, Brighton High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.6% actual against a predicted 53.5%.
In Salt Lake County, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Salt Lake County, 325 public schools serve about 209,757 students.
Brighton High's nearest public school is Butler Middle (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.6%; Brighton High's is 48.6%, ranking 8th of 9.
Brighton High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 2,435 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,053.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Brighton High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
Other schools in Salt Lake City
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
- Cottonwood HighHigh · 1,451 students
Other Brighton High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brighton High. Brighton High is the largest of the 6.
- Brighton High SchoolBRIGHTON, MI · 1,887 students
- Brighton High SchoolBRIGHTON, CO · 1,733 students
- BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NY · 1,164 students
- Brighton High SchoolBrighton, TN · 1,031 students
- Brighton High SchoolBrighton, MA · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Butler Middle0.4 mi · 913
- Oakdale School0.8 mi · 340
- Butler School0.9 mi · 600
- Ridgecrest School0.9 mi · 491
- Bella Vista School1.0 mi · 219
- Canyon View School1.1 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Brighton HighHow many students attend Brighton High?
Brighton High enrolls approximately 2,435 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Brighton High serve?
Brighton High serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brighton High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brighton High is approximately 26.4:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brighton High?
Student demographics at Brighton High are roughly 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Brighton High public or private?
Brighton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.