Special education schools in Pennsylvania (133)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Aim Academy	Conshohocken	1-12	406	5.3	Nonsectarian
Lifeworks School, at Media	Media	4-12	243	5.4	Nonsectarian
Watson Institute	Sewickley	PreK-12	215	6.5	Nonsectarian
Delaware Valley Friends School ✓	Paoli	1-12	207	5.7	Friends
Fairwold Academy	Fort Washington	PreK-12	199	5.2	Nonsectarian
Woodlynde School	Strafford	PreK-12	196	3.7	Nonsectarian
Graham Academy High School	Luzerne	1-12	192	5.6	Nonsectarian
The Pathway School	Norristown	1-12	186	4.3	Nonsectarian
New Story	Mountville	K-12	183	7.6	Nonsectarian
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children	Pittsburgh	PreK-12	180	5.6	Nonsectarian
Benchmark School ✓	Media	1-8	177	2.9	Nonsectarian
The Day School at Childrens Institute Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	K-12	170	5	Nonsectarian
Woods Services	Langhorne	Ungraded	170	8.5	Nonsectarian
Green Tree School	Philadelphia	1-12	170	7.1	Nonsectarian
Bradley School	Pittsburgh	2-12	162	5.8	Nonsectarian
St. Stephens Lutheran Academy	Zelienople	3-12	152	4.1	Nonsectarian
Kidspeace National Centers	Orefield	2-12	150	6.5	Nonsectarian
Kids Peace Athlete Center School	Orefield	Ungraded	150	5.4	Nonsectarian
Lifeworks Academy	Doylestown	4-12	149	3.9	Nonsectarian
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf	Pittsburgh	PreK-12	136	3.2	Nonsectarian
Elizabeth Lee Black Barber National Institute	Erie	PreK-12	134	6.1	Nonsectarian
Dr Gertrude A Barber Center	Erie	PreK-12	134	6.7	Nonsectarian
Geoge Crothers Memorial School	Swarthmore	K-12	130	6.2	Nonsectarian
School for Integrated Learning	West Chester	Ungraded	120	6.3	Nonsectarian
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf	Philadelphia	PreK-12	116	3.5	Nonsectarian
New Story	Carlisle	K-12	114	7.6	Nonsectarian
New Story Schools	Reading	K-12	105	9.5	Nonsectarian
The Camphill School ✓	Glenmoore	K-12	100	7.7	Nonsectarian
Watson Institute Friendship Academy the	Pittsburgh	1-12	93	5.2	Nonsectarian
Pace School	Pittsburgh	1-12	92	5.4	Nonsectarian
Willow Academy	Lehighton	K-12	91	3.5	Nonsectarian
Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	1-12	89	6.4	Nonsectarian
Soaring Heights School	Altoona	1-12	88	8.8	Nonsectarian
Hill Top Preparatory School	Bryn Mawr	6-12	87	4.8	Nonsectarian
New Directions	Uniontown	K-12	85	7.1	Nonsectarian
Watson Institut Social Ctr for Academic Achievemnt	Pittsburgh	2-12	85	5	Nonsectarian
Wesley High School	Pittsburgh	9-12	80	6.2	Nonsectarian
Soaring Heights School	Clearfield	1-12	80	10	Nonsectarian
New Story	New Cumberland	1-12	79	7.9	Nonsectarian
ACLD Tillotson School	Pittsburgh	3-12	78	4.3	Nonsectarian

Other kinds of school in Pennsylvania

What Pennsylvania pays

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Pennsylvania EITC and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credits Tax-credit scholarship

Set by each scholarship organization. Opportunity Scholarships go up to $8,500, or $15,000 for a student with a disability EITC has no statewide maximum, and no scholarship may exceed tuition and fees. Students at schools in the economically disadvantaged schools supplement can get up to $2,000 more ($4,000 in secondary school). The state’s September 2026 OSTC guidelines restate the $8,500 and $15,000 maximums. EdChoice reports average awards of $2,613 (EITC) and $2,699 (OSTC) in 2022-23.

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