Illinois School for the Deaf | |
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Address | |
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125 South Webster Avenue , 62650 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°W |
Information | |
Type | Public school for the deaf |
Established | 1839 |
School district | Illinois Department Of Human Services |
NCES School ID | 170009805218 [1] |
Teaching staff | 45 (on an FTE basis) |
Grades | PreK–12 |
Enrollment | 155 (2019) |
Student to teacher ratio | 3.44 |
Color(s) | Orange, black and white [2] |
Mascot | Tigers [2] |
Accreditation |
Illinois State Board of Education North Central Association Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf [3] |
[1] |
The Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD), located in Jacksonville, Illinois, is a state-operated pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. [4] [5] ISD uses both English and American Sign Language, with a policy modeled after the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. [6]
ISD was founded in 1839 in the county seat of Morgan County. [7]
The school includes dormitories for its students. [8]
Illinois School for the Deaf | |
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Address | |
| |
125 South Webster Avenue , 62650 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°W |
Information | |
Type | Public school for the deaf |
Established | 1839 |
School district | Illinois Department Of Human Services |
NCES School ID | 170009805218 [1] |
Teaching staff | 45 (on an FTE basis) |
Grades | PreK–12 |
Enrollment | 155 (2019) |
Student to teacher ratio | 3.44 |
Color(s) | Orange, black and white [2] |
Mascot | Tigers [2] |
Accreditation |
Illinois State Board of Education North Central Association Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf [3] |
[1] |
The Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD), located in Jacksonville, Illinois, is a state-operated pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. [4] [5] ISD uses both English and American Sign Language, with a policy modeled after the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. [6]
ISD was founded in 1839 in the county seat of Morgan County. [7]
The school includes dormitories for its students. [8]