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Michigan Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 589 private schools belonging to membership associations in Michigan.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (30% of schools), Other school association(s) (23% of schools) and Christian Schools International (CSI) (11% of schools).

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 589

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 589

Top Ranked Michigan Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (School of Tomorrow) (ACE)
15
342
11%
Accreditation International
1
-
-
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
16
2,158
16%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
45
4,061
42%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
3
340
24%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
37
7,612
23%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
18
17%
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
6
1,151
11%
Association of Independent Michigan Schools (AIMS-MI)
11
4,048
28%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
3
552
32%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
63
22,784
12%
Christian Schools of Florida (CSF)
1
-
-
Cognia (formerly AdvancED / SACS CASI / NCA CASI) (Cognia)
18
7,216
24%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
5
530
9%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
29
1,185
43%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
20
7,512
25%
Institute for Independent Education (PVSR legacy category)
2
213
34%
International Baccalaureate World School (IB)
3
395
8%
International Coalition of Girls' Schools (formerly NCGS) (ICGS)
1
72
14%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
2
198
30%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
5
798
27%
Jesuit Schools Network (formerly JSEA) (JSN)
3
895
55%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
1
41
8%
Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
3
277
29%
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
1
98
26%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
40
4,048
20%
National Association for the Gifted
2
502
19%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
3
1,637
12%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
30
11,026
20%
National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS)
1
109
5%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
2
664
20%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
2
90
24%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
177
44,483
17%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)
1
65
1%
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
6
278
18%
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
7
753
26%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)
15
2,934
17%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
5
1,346
2%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
4
284
22%
Other Montessori association(s)
25
2,223
37%
Other religious school association(s)
55
9,321
18%
Other school association(s)
138
28,711
13%
Other special emphasis association(s)
15
3,146
17%
Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools (absorbed SSDSA) (Prizmah)
2
671
1%
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
1
305
6%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
7
867
20%
State or regional independent school association
42
11,304
17%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
2
2,250
32%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)
2
472
33%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
3
444
13%

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