Illinois School for the Deaf | |
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125 South Webster Avenue , 62650
United States
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Coordinates | 39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°W / 39.7335; -90.2520 |
Information | |
Type | Public school for the deaf |
Established | 1839 (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] |
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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]
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