Last Updated on August 5, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of best special education schools in Michigan. The list consists of both public and private schools. Here, readers will find the following details – top special education schools, their address, grades, student teacher ratio and more.
Best Public & Private Special Education Schools in Michigan for 2022
Rank |
School |
Low Grade |
High Grade |
Address |
City |
Student Teacher Ratio |
1 | Saginaw ISD Transitions Center | KG | 12 | 3860 FASHION SQUARE BLVD | SAGINAW | 0.1000000 |
2 | Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program | PK | 12 | 1819 S Wagner Rd | Ann Arbor | 0.5000000 |
3 | Menominee ISD Special Education | 01 | 12 | 1201 41ST AVE | MENOMINEE | 1.4000000 |
4 | Barry ISD Special Education | PK | 12 | 555 WEST WOODLAWN AVE | HASTINGS | 2.0000000 |
5 | EUPISD Project Search | 12 | 12 | 315 ARMORY PL | SAULT S MARIE | 2.0000000 |
6 | Bailey Early Childhood Center | PK | KG | 59 S Manning Street | Hillsdale | 2.2000000 |
7 | Genesee ISD Transition Center | UG | UG | 2413 WEST MAPLE AVE | FLINT | 2.4000000 |
8 | Jackson ISD Local Based Special Education Programs | PK | 12 | 6700 Browns Lake Road | Jackson | 2.4000000 |
9 | Bert Goens Learning Center | PK | 12 | 490 SOUTH PAW PAW ST | LAWRENCE | 2.6000000 |
10 | Brookside Learning Center | PK | 12 | 61662 DAILEY RD | CASSOPOLIS | 2.7000000 |
11 | GIRESD Center Programs | PK | 12 | 1131 EAST CENTER ST | ITHACA | 2.7000000 |
12 | ISDLocal Center Programs | KG | 12 | 621 NORTH NEW ST | STANTON | 2.7000000 |
13 | Special Services North | KG | 12 | 2413 W MAPLE AVE | FLINT | 2.7000000 |
14 | WexfordMissaukee ISD Special Education | PK | 12 | 9907 EAST 13TH ST | CADILLAC | 2.7000000 |
15 | Garfield Community School | PK | PK | 10218 Arthur | Livonia | 3.0000000 |
16 | Visions Unlimited | 12 | 12 | 33000 Freedom Rd | Farmington | 3.0000000 |
17 | Burger Development Center | KG | 12 | 28865 CARLYSLE ST | INKSTER | 3.1000000 |
18 | Karl Richter Campus | PK | 12 | 920 BAIRD ST | HOLLY | 3.1000000 |
19 | COP ESD Programs | PK | 12 | 6065 LEARNING LN | INDIAN RIVER | 3.2000000 |
20 | Milton C Porter Ed Center | PK | 12 | 2946 SUTTON RD | ADRIAN | 3.2000000 |
21 | Pathway School | PK | 12 | 1429 WEST GRAND RIVER AVE | HOWELL | 3.3000000 |
22 | Huron Learning Center | PK | 12 | 1299 SOUTH THOMAS RD STE 1 | BAD AXE | 3.4000000 |
23 | Mixter School | 12 | 12 | 3301 Electric | Lincoln Park | 3.4000000 |
24 | Special Education ServicesSouth | PK | 05 | 5089 PILGRIM RD | FLINT | 3.5000000 |
25 | Life Skills Center | 09 | 12 | 880 PARSONS RD | TRAVERSE CITY | 3.6000000 |
26 | Sheldon Pines School | KG | 12 | 6542 136TH AVE | HOLLAND | 3.6000000 |
27 | Young Adult Program | UG | UG | 200 NORTH ANN ARBOR ST | SALINE | 3.7000000 |
28 | TBA ISD Oak Park Special Education | PK | 12 | 301 SOUTH GARFIELD AVE | TRAVERSE CITY | 3.8000000 |
29 | The Lincoln Center | PK | 12 | 891 Goddard | WYANDOTTE | 3.8000000 |
30 | Ottawa Area Center | PK | 12 | 10160 96TH AVE | Allendale | 4.0000000 |
31 | Project Search | UG | UG | 6777 W MAPLE RD | WEST BLOOMFIELD | 4.0000000 |
32 | Lighthouse Education Center | KG | 12 | 379 WEST GLENLORD RD | SAINT JOSEPH | 4.1000000 |
33 | High Point School | PK | 12 | PO Box 1406 | Ann Arbor | 4.2000000 |
34 | Jardon Vocational School | PK | 12 | 2200 WOODWARD HTS | FERNDALE | 4.2000000 |
35 | Progress Park | KG | 12 | 3980 RESEARCH PARK DR | ANN ARBOR | 4.2000000 |
36 | Wesley School | PK | 12 | 915 WESLEY AVE | MUSKEGON | 4.3000000 |
37 | Novi Adult Transition Center | UG | UG | 24062 Taft Road | Novi | 4.4000000 |
38 | Heartwood School | PK | 12 | 625 HAGADORN RD | MASON | 4.5000000 |
39 | Ingham ISD ASD Programs | PK | 05 | 2630 WEST HOWELL RD | MASON | 4.5000000 |
40 | Lamphere Center | 05 | 12 | 29685 TAWAS ST | MADISON HEIGHTS | 4.5000000 |
41 | Bozymowski Center | PK | 12 | 11870 ELDORADO DR | STERLING HEIGHTS | 4.6000000 |
42 | CharEm Special Education Schools | PK | 12 | 8568 MERCER RD | CHARLEVOIX | 4.6000000 |
43 | MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs | PK | 12 | 3917 JEFFERSON AVE | MIDLAND | 4.6000000 |
44 | Sanilac ISD Special Education Services | PK | 12 | 46 NORTH JACKSON ST | SANDUSKY | 4.6000000 |
45 | Seiter Education Service Center | PK | 12 | 1401 EAST VAN DEINSE ST | GREENVILLE | 4.6000000 |
46 | New Campus Center | KG | 12 | 1100 SILVER DR | TRAVERSE CITY | 4.7000000 |
47 | Turning Point Academy | KG | 12 | 18501 Waltham St | Detroit | 4.7000000 |
48 | ANN ARBOR ACADEMY | 10 | 17 | 1153 OAK VALLEY DR | ANN ARBOR | 4.72 |
49 | LLCArenac Campus | PK | 12 | 2032 PINE RIVER RD | STANDISH | 4.8000000 |
50 | Monroe County Education Center | PK | 12 | 1091 SOUTH RAISINVILLE RD | MONROE | 4.8000000 |
51 | Cooke School | PK | 12 | 21200 TAFT RD | NORTHVILLE | 4.9000000 |
52 | Charles R Drew Transition Center | UG | UG | 9600 Wyoming Street | Detroit | 5.0000000 |
53 | Forest Hills Transition Center | UG | UG | 3787 LEONARD ST NE | GRAND RAPIDS | 5.0000000 |
54 | Madison School | PK | 12 | 4460 18th Street | WYANDOTTE | 5.0000000 |
55 | LLCBay Campus | PK | 12 | 1435 WEST CENTER RD | ESSEXVILLE | 5.1000000 |
56 | LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY | 9 | 17 | 2428 BURTON ST SE | GRAND RAPIDS | 5.22 |
57 | Berrien County Juvenile Center | 06 | 12 | 379 WEST GLENLORD RD | SAINT JOSEPH | 5.3000000 |
58 | Lyle A Torrant Center | PK | 12 | 1175 WEST PARNALL RD | JACKSON | 5.3000000 |
59 | Rockford Special Services R1TS | UG | UG | 235 COURTLAND ST | ROCKFORD | 5.3000000 |
60 | Clinton County Education Center | PK | 12 | 1013 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 27 | SAINT JOHNS | 5.4000000 |
61 | Eaton RESA Meadowview Onsite | PK | 12 | 1790 PACKARD HWY | CHARLOTTE | 5.5000000 |
62 | Jo Brighton Skills Center | 04 | 12 | 4460 18TH ST | WYANDOTTE | 5.5000000 |
63 | Meadows School | 12 | 12 | 1435 W Auburn Road | Rochester Hills | 5.5000000 |
64 | Project SEARCH | 09 | 12 | 2630 WEST HOWELL RD | MASON | 5.5000000 |
65 | LEARNING DISABILITIES CLINIC- INC. | 6 | 17 | 25611 COOLIDGE HWY | OAK PARK | 5.52 |
66 | ISDLocal Programs | PK | 12 | 4228 2 MILE RD | BAY CITY | 5.6000000 |
67 | Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus | UG | UG | 501 N Cass Lake Rd | Waterford | 5.6000000 |
68 | Iosco RESA Special Education | PK | 12 | 27 NORTH REMPERT RD | TAWAS CITY | 5.7000000 |
69 | Maple Lane School | KG | 05 | 34600 DRYDEN DR | STERLING HEIGHTS | 5.7000000 |
70 | Pine Rest Kentwood Public Schools | 01 | 12 | 6945 MADISON AVE SE | GRAND RAPIDS | 5.7000000 |
71 | Kingsley Montgomery School | PK | 12 | 4265 Halkirk | Waterford | 5.8000000 |
72 | LocalBased SpecEd Programs | KG | 12 | PO Box 1406 | Ann Arbor | 5.8000000 |
73 | Michigan School for the Deaf | PK | 12 | 1235 W COURT ST | FLINT | 5.8000000 |
74 | Woodland Developmental Center | PK | 12 | PO Box 1500 | Marysville | 5.9000000 |
75 | DickinsonIron Special Education | PK | 12 | 1074 PYLE DR | KINGSFORD | 6.0000000 |
76 | Highland Pines School | PK | 12 | 1381 CLEAVER RD | CARO | 6.0000000 |
77 | Behavioral Education Center | KG | 12 | 30 SOUTH WALNUT ST | BANGOR | 6.1000000 |
78 | Pathfinder Educational Center | PK | 12 | 62445 SHIMMEL RD | CENTREVILLE | 6.1000000 |
79 | Moses Field Center | PK | 08 | 1100 SHERIDAN ST | DETROIT | 6.2000000 |
80 | RoerinkKnoll Education Center | UG | UG | 13565 PORT SHELDON ST | HOLLAND | 6.2000000 |
81 | Troy Center for Transition | UG | UG | 1291 TORPEY DR | TROY | 6.2000000 |
82 | Valley Center School | 01 | 12 | 3122 LAKE ST | KALAMAZOO | 6.2000000 |
83 | Blossomland Learning Center | PK | 12 | 711 SAINT JOSEPH AVE | BERRIEN SPRINGS | 6.3000000 |
84 | Copper Country Learning Center | PK | 12 | 809 HECLA ST | HANCOCK | 6.3000000 |
85 | Developmental Classrooms | KG | 12 | 2130 WEST US HIGHWAY 10 | LUDINGTON | 6.3000000 |
86 | Manistee ISD Center Programs | PK | 12 | 772 E PARKDALE AVE | MANISTEE | 6.3000000 |
87 | Pine Tree Center | KG | 09 | 590 PINE TREE RD | LAKE ORION | 6.3000000 |
88 | Edison | KG | 12 | 1650 MAPLEDALE ST | FERNDALE | 6.4000000 |
89 | Wing Lake Developmental Center | PK | 12 | 6490 WING LAKE RD | BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 6.4000000 |
90 | ClareGladwin Area School | PK | 12 | 4041 EAST MANNSIDING RD | CLARE | 6.6000000 |
91 | Communitybased Transition Center | KG | 12 | 490 SOUTH PAW PAW ST | LAWRENCE | 6.6000000 |
92 | Pied Piper School | PK | 12 | 444 WILSON ST | ALPENA | 6.6000000 |
93 | Rockwell Middle School | 06 | 08 | 12225 MASONIC BLVD | WARREN | 6.6000000 |
94 | Beacon Day Treatment Center | KG | 12 | 12601 MCCANN ST | SOUTHGATE | 6.7000000 |
95 | WoodsEdge Learning Center | PK | 12 | 1501 E Milham Road | Portage | 6.9000000 |
96 | Wyoming Regional Center | KG | 08 | 3600 Byron Center Ave SW | Wyoming | 6.9000000 |
97 | Doris Klaussen Dev Center | PK | 12 | 408 JAMESON ST | BATTLE CREEK | 7.0000000 |
98 | MG Millet Learning Center | PK | 12 | 3660 SOUTHFIELD DR | SAGINAW | 7.0000000 |
99 | R1TS | UG | UG | 204 EAST MUSKEGON ST | CEDAR SPRINGS | 7.0000000 |
100 | SLCEvergreen | KG | 12 | 611 HAGADORN RD | MASON | 7.0000000 |
101 | ETON ACADEMY | 6 | 17 | 1755 E MELTON RD | BIRMINGHAM | 7.06 |
102 | Kalamazoo RESA West CampusYoung Adult Program | 06 | 12 | 422 EAST SOUTH ST | KALAMAZOO | 7.1000000 |
103 | Kennedy Learning Center | PK | 12 | 16229 Mt Vernon | Southfield | 7.3000000 |
104 | NW Wayne Trainable Center | KG | 06 | 32401 PEMBROKE ST | LIVONIA | 7.3000000 |
105 | Keith Bovenschen School | PK | 12 | 12345 FRAZHO RD | WARREN | 7.5000000 |
106 | Neil E Reid High School | 09 | 12 | 37701 HARPER AVE | CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 7.5000000 |
107 | Pineview Homes | 01 | 12 | 3030 LONG LN | EVART | 7.5000000 |
108 | SAIL Skills for Adult Independent Living | 09 | 12 | 2630 WEST HOWELL RD | MASON | 7.5000000 |
109 | Stuckey Center | KG | 12 | 26000 Fargo | Redford | 7.5000000 |
110 | Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center | PK | KG | 9751 DUNCAN LAKE AVE SE | CALEDONIA | 7.7000000 |
111 | Young Adult Programs | 12 | 12 | 1819 SOUTH WAGNER RD | ANN ARBOR | 7.7000000 |
112 | Greenfield School | PK | 12 | 3471 BECK RD | HILLSDALE | 7.8000000 |
113 | Hillside Learning Behavior Center | PK | 12 | 212 GROVE ST | ALLEGAN | 7.8000000 |
114 | Jerry L White Center | 09 | 12 | 14804 WEST MCNICHOLS RD | DETROIT | 7.8000000 |
115 | Lutz School for Work Experience | UG | UG | 19600 CASS AVE | CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 7.8000000 |
116 | Glen H Peters School | PK | 12 | 46650 HEYDENREICH RD | MACOMB | 8.0000000 |
117 | GogebicOntonagon ISD Special Education | PK | 12 | PO Box 218 | Bergland | 8.0000000 |
118 | Marion D Crouse Instr Center | PK | 12 | 3330 LUCE RD | FLUSHING | 8.2000000 |
119 | West Bloomfield Transition Center | UG | UG | 7071 Orchard Lake Road STE 120 | West Bloomfield | 8.2000000 |
120 | EUPISD Learning Center | PK | 12 | 11185 WEST 2ND ST | RUDYARD | 8.3000000 |
121 | Kennedy Center | PK | 12 | 1700 BALDWIN AVE | PONTIAC | 8.3000000 |
122 | Freedom Acres School | PK | 12 | 2191 HARWOOD RD | IONIA | 8.5000000 |
123 | Beekman Center | PK | 12 | 2901 WABASH RD | LANSING | 8.6000000 |
124 | Macomb Academy | 12 | 12 | 39092 GARFIELD RD | CLINTON TOWNSHIP | 8.7000000 |
125 | Juvenile Care Center | 04 | 12 | 3712 EAST ASHMAN ST | MIDLAND | 8.8000000 |
126 | Detention Center | 03 | 12 | 520 WEST HAMPTON RD | ESSEXVILLE | 9.0000000 |
127 | Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center | 09 | 12 | 5020 CADIEUX RD | DETROIT | 9.0000000 |
128 | Muskegon River Youth Home | 01 | 12 | 3030 LONG LN | EVART | 9.0000000 |
129 | Wolverine Education Center | 06 | 12 | 2424 N Outer Drive | Saginaw | 9.0000000 |
130 | Monroe County Transition Center | UG | UG | 1101 SOUTH RAISINVILLE RD | MONROE | 9.2000000 |
131 | Eaton RESA Meadowview Offsite | PK | 12 | 1790 PACKARD HWY | CHARLOTTE | 9.5000000 |
132 | Southside Special Educ School | 04 | 12 | 1450 SILVERBROOK AVE | NILES | 9.6000000 |
133 | Livonia Transition Program | UG | UG | 18600 Haggerty Rd | Livonia | 9.8000000 |
134 | Duncan Lake Transitions Program | UG | UG | 9755 DUNCAN LAKE AVE SOUTHEAST | CALEDONIA | 10.0000000 |
135 | TBA ISD Traverse Heights | PK | 12 | 933 ROSE ST | TRAVERSE CITY | 10.1000000 |
136 | Education and Activity Center | PK | 12 | 4554 WEST CAREER PATHWAY CT | FREMONT | 10.3000000 |
137 | Elmer A Knopf Learning Center | KG | 12 | 2413 WEST MAPLE AVE | FLINT | 10.3000000 |
138 | Union High Transition | 09 | 12 | 1800 TREMONT BLVD NW | GRAND RAPIDS | 10.8000000 |
139 | PINECREST SCHOOL | 10 | 17 | 2603 WOODLAND DR | HALE | 11 |
140 | Learning Center | PK | 12 | 2203 7TH AVE S | ESCANABA | 11.2000000 |
141 | MecostaOsceola Education Center | PK | 12 | 15760 190TH AVE | BIG RAPIDS | 12.1000000 |
142 | Ottawa High Transition | 09 | 12 | 2055 ROSEWOOD AVE SE | GRAND RAPIDS | 13.3000000 |
143 | Post Secondary Transition Program | UG | UG | 2001 George St | Midland | 14.0000000 |
144 | Rising Stars Academy | 12 | 12 | 23855 Lawrence | Center Line | 14.6000000 |
145 | COOR Special Educational Center | KG | 12 | 11051 NORTH CUT RD | ROSCOMMON | 19.0000000 |
146 | Transition Services | 09 | 12 | 1411 Oakland Dr | KALAMAZOO | 25.3000000 |
147 | Waldron Learning Center | PK | 12 | 214 BISHOP AVE | COLDWATER | 45.4000000 |
148 | North Pointe Center | KG | 12 | 704 ORCHARD ST | DOWAGIAC | 64.0000000 |
149 | Adult Transition Services | UG | UG | 1429 W Grand River Ave | Howell | 65.0000000 |
150 | Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center West | PK | 12 | 2261 SOUTH M 52 | OWOSSO | 84.0000000 |
151 | Apollo Center | PK | 12 | 2029 NORTH MILFORD RD | HIGHLAND | – |
152 | B Beck Education Center | PK | KG | 27100 Bennett | Redford | – |
153 | Bay Pines Center | 06 | 12 | 2425 NORTH 30TH ST | ESCANABA | – |
154 | Brandon Adult Transition Program | UG | UG | 1025 S Ortonville Road | Ortonville | – |
155 | Caro Center | UG | UG | 2000 CHAMBERS RD | CARO | – |
156 | Center for Forensic Psychiatry | UG | UG | PO Box 2060 | Ann Arbor | – |
157 | Community Transition Campus | 06 | 12 | 225 Mayfield Ave NE | Grand Rapids | – |
158 | Early Childhood | PK | KG | 2130 W US HIGHWAY 10 | LUDINGTON | – |
159 | ESCE Program | PK | PK | 8537 Gleason Street | Millington | – |
160 | Fox Hills Center | PK | PK | 1661 HUNTERS RIDGE DR | BLOOMFIELD HILLS | – |
161 | Haggerty School | PK | PK | 13770 HAGGERTY RD | BELLEVILLE | – |
162 | Hawthorn Center | KG | 12 | 18471 HAGGERTY RD | NORTHVILLE | – |
163 | Huron AI Center FRCS Bobcean Program | PK | 02 | 32044 HURON RIVER DR | NEW BOSTON | – |
164 | Huron AI Center FRCS FRHS Program | 09 | 12 | 19370 VREELAND RD | WOODHAVEN | – |
165 | Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program | 06 | 08 | 19370 VREELAND RD | WOODHAVEN | – |
166 | Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital | UG | UG | 1312 OAKLAND DR | KALAMAZOO | – |
167 | Kalamazoo RESA West CampusECSE | PK | 01 | 4606 Croyden Avenue | Kalamazoo | – |
168 | Kearsley Street | PK | 12 | 923 East Kearsley St | Flint | – |
169 | KenOSha Home Community | PK | KG | 1353 VAN AUKEN ST SE | GRAND RAPIDS | – |
170 | Kent Education CenterBeltline | 09 | 12 | 1606 LEFFINGWELL AVE NE | GRAND RAPIDS | – |
171 | Kent Education CenterOakleigh | KG | 08 | 2223 GORDON ST NW | GRAND RAPIDS | – |
172 | Kent ISD Oral Deaf | PK | 12 | 4300 COSTA AVE NE | GRAND RAPIDS | – |
173 | Kinney School | 09 | 12 | 720 NORTH KINNEY AVE | MOUNT PLEASANT | – |
174 | LAKESHORE LEARNING CENTER | KG | 12 | 1001 WESLEY AVE | MUSKEGON | – |
175 | Learning Center | PK | PK | 507 WEST MAIN ST | MIDDLEVILLE | – |
176 | Lincoln Developmental Center | KG | 12 | 862 CRAHEN AVE NE | GRAND RAPIDS | – |
177 | Lincoln School | KG | 12 | 860 CRAHEN AVE NE | GRAND RAPIDS | – |
178 | Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs | PK | KG | 1175 W PARNALL RD | JACKSON | – |
179 | Macomb MIPP Center | PK | PK | 44001 GARFIELD RD | CLINTON TOWNSHIP | – |
180 | Maplewood | PK | KG | 320 WEST 24TH ST | HOLLAND | – |
181 | Miller | PK | PK | 850 Spencer | Brighton | – |
182 | Pine Grove Learning Center | KG | 12 | 2101 52ND ST SW | WYOMING | – |
183 | Smith Road Elementary School | PK | PK | 1623 WEST STERNS RD | TEMPERANCE | – |
184 | SPECIAL EDUCATION | PK | 12 | 62500 9 MILE RD | SOUTH LYON | – |
185 | Special Education Building | PK | 12 | 22650 SIBLEY RD | BROWNSTOWN | – |
186 | STRIVE Transition Program | UG | UG | 1996 WEST OREGON ST | LAPEER | – |
187 | Student Support Services | PK | 12 | 6389 CLARKSTON RD | CLARKSTON | – |
188 | The Learning Community | PK | PK | 1181 WEST SCOTTWOOD AVE | FLINT | – |
189 | Transition Center | UG | UG | 1383 CLEAVER RD | CARO | – |
190 | Walled Lake Schools Special Services | PK | PK | 850 LADD RD BLDG D | WALLED LAKE | – |
191 | Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital | UG | UG | 30901 PALMER RD | WESTLAND | – |
192 | Young Adult Program | UG | UG | 100 BIG RED DR | MILAN | – |
For ranking the schools, I’ve relied upon the ‘Student Teacher Ratio’ factor. What is student teacher ratio, some of you may ask. It is the number used to indicate the number of students for every teacher in a school. For example, a student teacher ratio of 16 indicates that a teacher is available for 16 students in that school. When it comes to quality of education, student teacher ratio plays an important role. If the student teacher ratio is 100, it means that few teachers are available to attend to the needs of students in a school. This may lead to inadequate attention, inadequate engagement, and may even have a negative impact on student success! Student teacher ratio is like a two way street. Fewer students per teacher setup is an ideal classroom where students may enjoy adequate individual-attention from teachers. Under this setup, a teacher may take care of individuals’ needs and weaknesses. Similarly, under this setup, teachers may modify/adapt their teaching techniques according to learning styles/needs of the students.
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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