The Burger School for Students with Autism was established in 1973 as the Developmental Learning Program.
[2] Burger School is operated by the Garden City School District for the Wayne County Regional Educational Agency.
It accepts students from preschool to high school, from age 3 to 26, from 34 school districts in Wayne County, Michigan.
[3] The Developmental Learning Program is a program within the Garden City Public Schools that began in 1973.
In 2014, the Developmental Learning Program moved to one of its two current locations and took its present name.