✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-5132 students33 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Miami, FL
26 in Miami or within 6 miles; schools in Miami itself count at any distance from downtown. 17 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 6-1235 students11.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1259 students8.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1239 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded49 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1230 students10 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
FL Academy
10 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-247 students23.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Childrens Resources
11 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-557 students3.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1234 students5.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Ace Academy Central
12 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1210 students10 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Carpe Diem Academy
12 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1224 students12 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Just Kids Centers
12 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-570 students9.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Atlantis Academy
12 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12113 students8.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Kesher LD
13 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1273 students5.4 students per teacherJewishSpecial educationCo-ed83% to 4-year college
Mot Academy
14 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12120 students13.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Transitional 1st-12104 students4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded26 students8.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Debbie School
1 miGrades PreK-219 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades 7-1292 students11.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed20% to 4-year college
I Smile
6 miGrades UngradedUnder 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-846 students6.1 students per teacherPresbyterianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-1284 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Our Pride Academy
12 miGrades Ungraded105 students4.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
The Victory School
13 miGrades PreK-1233 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-560 students4 students per teacherOther religiousSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-655 students6.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Miami by the numbers
- Where
- 22 in Miami, 4 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 1,521 in all; the typical school has 55
- Smallest and largest
- Ace Academy Central, 10 students; Kids Small World Learning Center, 132 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.4 typical, 3.8 to 33 across 24 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Jewish1
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian23
- Pre-K (and up)9
- Elementary (K to 5)20
- Middle (6 to 8)16
- High school (9 to 12)14
- K to 12, one school8
- Under 5012
- 50 to 14913
- Special education schools here65%
- All of Florida87%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools, list read October 8, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, official page, read October 8, 2026.
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