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Best Michigan Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 590 private schools belonging to membership associations in Michigan.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (29% of schools), Other school association(s) (23% of schools) and Christian Schools International (CSI) (11% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 590

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 590

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

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
1
305
6%
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
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 International (AMI)
3
340
24%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
37
7,597
23%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
18
17%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
6
1,151
11%
Association of Independent Michigan Schools (AIMS)
11
4,070
28%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
3
594
25%
Bilingual School Association
1
98
26%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
63
22,781
12%
Christian Schools of Florida
1
-
-
Cognia
17
7,216
24%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
5
555
9%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
29
1,185
43%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
20
7,576
25%
Institute for Independent Education
2
213
34%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
3
395
8%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
2
198
30%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
5
798
27%
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
3
895
55%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
1
41
8%
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
2
277
29%
MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
-
-
National Association for the Education of Young Children
41
4,198
21%
National Association for the Gifted
2
502
19%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
2
802
22%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
3
1,637
12%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
30
11,090
20%
National Association of Laboratory Schools
1
109
5%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
2
664
20%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
2
90
24%
National Catholic Education Association
4
1,535
7%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
174
43,078
18%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
1
65
1%
National Coalition of Girls
1
72
14%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
6
266
10%
National Honor Society (NHS)
1
560
19%
National Independent Private Schools Association
7
753
26%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
15
2,934
17%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
5
1,346
2%
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
1
-
-
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
28,760
13%
Other special emphasis association(s)
15
3,146
17%
Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools
1
70
-
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
7
867
20%
State or regional independent school association
42
11,334
17%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
2
2,250
32%
The Jewish Community Day School Association (SSDSA)
1
601
1%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
2
474
25%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
2
314
9%

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