Brighton Area Schools
The Brighton Area School District is a public school district in the metropolitan Detroit area. It serves the city of Brighton, townships of Green Oak, Genoa, Hamburg, Brighton in Livingston County and parts of Lyon Township in adjacent Oakland County. The district consists of seven schools. Four elementary schools containing grades kindergarten through fourth; two intermediate schools 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. Lindbom Elementary School was closed in 2010 due to new budget cuts and is now vacant. Intergenerational 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.. 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. Known as the Brighton Bulldogs, Brighton teams play in the Kensington Lakes Conference.