Best Special Education Schools in Michigan 2023: Rating, Grades & More

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.

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