Best Michigan Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 16 private schools with special program emphasis serving 4,616 students in Michigan.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private schools in Michigan include Detroit Country Day School, Notre Dame Preparatory School, and Emerson School.

The average tuition cost is $28,077, which is higher than the Michigan private school average tuition cost of $10,341.

31% of private schools with special program emphasis in Michigan are religiously affiliated (most commonly Jewish and Catholic).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.