2026 Compare Cities Education:
Brighton, MI vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage spends 12.7% more per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Portage than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portage had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,426  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 21 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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