Grades 5-12 51 students 7.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Special education schools in Columbia, MD
7 within 12 miles. Schools whose main program is special education.
Linwood School
6 mi Grades 3-12 50 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Grades 3-12 67 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Glenwood Academy
11 mi Grades 3-12 59 students 3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Grades 6-12 27 students 4.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Pathways School-Edgewood
11 mi Grades 7-12 23 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
The Baltimore Academy
11 mi Grades 9-12 23 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
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What Maryland pays
Maryland BOOST Scholarship Scholarship
$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply
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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Columbia) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
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