The Golden Key Center For Exceptional Children (2026-27 Profile)

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The Golden Key Center For Exceptional Children

1431 30th St Nw Canton, OH 44709

Tel: (330) 493-4400

Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 128 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 128 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

School Facts

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	The Golden Key Center For Exceptional Children
Pre-K	20
Kind	12
1	15
2	15
3	12
4	16
5	14
6	11
7	5
8	8

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ADD/ADHD Support

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Learning Programs Supported

Autism, Cognitive Disabilities

Year Founded

2007

School Calendar

School Motto

Assume Competence

Student Body

Total Students

128 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

30%

State avg.: 25%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

16 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.:

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

10%

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

State of Ohio\'s Autism Scholarship & Jon Peterson Scholarship (categories 2, 3 & 6) provider. No out of pocket expense for families who are eligible for educational services.

Admissions Director

Gina Bannevich

Application URL

Endowment Size

$2 million

Sports

School Mascot

Golden Key Warriors

School Notes

The Golden Key is an accredited non-public special needs charter school serving the needs of children with Autism and other developmental disabilities.
Our educational services are available for students from multiple counties and school districts.
As a Jobs and Family Services provider, parents who qualify financially can place children here for subsidized before and after care services. We are also an Ohio Autism and Jon Peterson Scholarship provider that affords the student's education, intervention and therapy with no out-of-pocket expense.

The Golden Key is a nonprofit, nonpublic specialized Chartered NonPublic school that offers preschool intervention for ages 3-5 for students on the autism spectrum and grades K-8 for students on the autism spectrum and other cognitive disabilities.
The Golden Key is an Ohio Autism and Jon Peterson Scholarship Provider
One of the few providers in the region that is able to serve students on the autism spectrum and other cognitive disabilities at no cost to families.
The scholarship affords each student with quality education and intervention, occupational, physical, speech therapies all in one location.
The Golden Key is fully accredited under Ohio Department of Education & Workforce and Ohio Job and Family Services.
The Small Warriors Preschool Intervention Programis 12-month, 4-day week andStep-Up-To Quality Gold rated program.
The K-8 school follows Ohio Learning Standards - Extended curriculum requirements.
Ohio Licensed and professional licensed staff are certified in SOS Food School Therapy, Social-Thinking, Interoception Therapy, Relationship Development Intervention, behavioral analysis, and life skills.
Students also receive art, music, library science and technology to round out the curriculum to support transition of students into society to obtain a quality of life. These various certifications and methodologies are included in the curriculum that each student receives.
The Golden Key also offers small class sizes with a 4:1 student to staff ratios. The classrooms are shaped on students' abilities and function levels in academics, behavior and social-emotional.

Source: Verified school update

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The Golden Key Center For Exceptional Children's tuition is approximately $150 for summer students.

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The application deadline for The Golden Key Center For Exceptional Children is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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