The Brighton Area School District is a public
school district in the
metropolitan Detroit area. It serves the city of
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
, townships of
Green Oak,
Genoa,
Hamburg,
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
in
Livingston County and parts of
Lyon Township in adjacent
Oakland County
Oakland County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Metro Detroit, metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, its population was 1, ...
. The district consists of seven schools. Four
elementary schools containing grades kindergarten through fourth; two
intermediate schools
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
educate students in grades five through eighth; and the
high school takes in grades nine through twelve.
In order to balance the budget, the school system was restructured. The elementary schools now house grades K-4, Maltby is grades 5 and 6, and Scranton is 7 and 8. The high school remains grades 9-12. Some of the elementary schools teach "Junior Kindergarten" for ages 4-5.
Schools
Elementary schools
* Spencer Road Elementary School
* Hawkins Elementary School
* Hilton Road Elementary School
* Hornung Elementary School
Lindbom Elementary School was closed in 2010 due to new budget cuts and is now vacant.
Intermediate/Middle Schools
* Maltby Intermediate School (Grades 5 and 6)
* Scranton Middle School (Grades 7 and 8)
High school
*
Brighton High School
* The Bridge Alternative High School
Intergenerational Center
* Miller Early Childhood Center
The Miller school houses both kindergarten and senior facilities in one building. The kindergarten section of Miller was closed in 2009 due to budget cuts in the district.
Misc.
;Brighton Education and Community Center
The BECC building was the first modern high school built for Brighton Area Schools. It was later used as the first Scranton Middle School, until a newer facility was built. It is now an administrative building for the district with Board meetings and other important school administrative functions held there. It is also the main mailing address of the school district.
* The Brighton Adult Alternative Education Program provides an
alternative high school to Brighton Area Schools as well as the surrounding area; in addition, it provides high school completion and GED testing to students of all ages.
;Sports
Known as the Brighton Bulldogs, Brighton teams play in the
Kensington Lakes Conference.
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External links
Brighton Area Schools web site
References
Education in Livingston County, Michigan
School districts in Michigan