Best Minnesota Private High Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 6 private high schools with special program emphasis serving 1,156 students in Minnesota.

The top-ranked with special program emphasis private high schools in Minnesota include Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities, St. Paul Preparatory School, and Liberty Classical Academy.

The average acceptance rate is 48%, which is lower than the Minnesota private high school average acceptance rate of 83%.

67% of private high schools with special program emphasis in Minnesota are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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.