Special education schools in Illinois (77)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Parkland Preparatory Academy	Bartlett	K-12	215	7.2	Nonsectarian
Cove School	Northbrook	1-12	180	5.1	Nonsectarian
Glenoaks Therapeutic Day Schools	Glendale Heights	6-12	163	12.5	Seventh-Day Adventist
Giant Steps Illinois	Lisle	1-12	154	6.7	Nonsectarian
Menta Academy North	Waukegan	PreK-12	147	9.8	Nonsectarian
Wolcott School	Chicago	9-12	130	3.6	Nonsectarian
Hammitt School - the Baby Fold	Normal	K-12	127	5.8	Nonsectarian
Illinois Center for Autism	Fairview Heights	Ungraded	125	8.3	Nonsectarian
Newhope Academy	Arlington Heights	6-12	120	2.3	Nonsectarian
Little Friends School Programs	Warrenville	PreK-12	114	8.1	Nonsectarian
Allendale School	Lake Villa	2-12	110	6.5	Nonsectarian
Chaddock	Quincy	1-12	102	6.6	Nonsectarian
Parkland Preparatory Academy	Oak Lawn	1-12	96	12	Nonsectarian
Easterseals Academy	Machesney Park	Ungraded	95	9.5	Nonsectarian
School of Expressive Arts and Learning (Seal)	Lombard	2-12	95	8.6	Nonsectarian
Northwester Center for Autism	Genoa	PreK-12	93	6.6	Nonsectarian
Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School	Tinley Park	K-12	91	6.5	Nonsectarian
South Campus	Palatine	1-12	90	9	Nonsectarian
Clare Woods Academy	Wheaton	K-12	88	6.8	Roman Catholic
Acacia Academy	Burr Ridge	5-12	85	7.1	Nonsectarian
Metropolitan Preparatory Schools	Arlington Heights	1-12	79	3.8	Nonsectarian
Safe Harbor School	Manteno	6-12	72	5.1	Nonsectarian
Jeanine Schultz Memorial School	Park Ridge	Ungraded	70	not reported	Nonsectarian
Helping Hand School	La Grange	K-12	68	7.6	Nonsectarian
Ucan Academy	Chicago	5-12	67	8.4	Nonsectarian
Ucan Academy-South	Chicago	2-12	67	5.6	Nonsectarian
New Horizon Center	Chicago	K-12	66	6.6	Nonsectarian
Marklund Day School	Bloomingdale	K-12	66	4.4	Nonsectarian
Esperanza Therapeutic School	Chicago	3-12	64	10.7	Nonsectarian
Circle Academy	Urbana	2-12	63	9	Nonsectarian
Hyde Park Day School	Chicago	2-8	62	4.9	Nonsectarian
Hammitt Junior Senior High School	Normal	6	60	2.6	Nonsectarian
Coordinated Youth & Human Services	Granite City	2-12	54	5.4	Nonsectarian
Knapp School and Yeshiva	Chicago	4-12	54	4.4	Nonsectarian
Summit School	Elgin	1-12	53	5.9	Nonsectarian
Lighted Way Association	La Salle	PreK-12	50	8.3	Nonsectarian
JTC Academy West	Centreville	4-12	49	10.2	Nonsectarian
Turning Pointe Cn Day School	Naperville	1-12	49	6.1	Nonsectarian
JTC Academy	Centreville	4-12	49	10.2	Nonsectarian
Maryville Jen School	Des Plaines	8-12	47	3.1	Nonsectarian

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