Illinois School for the Deaf

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Illinois School for the Deaf
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Address
Illinois School for the Deaf
125 South Webster Avenue

,
62650

United States
Coordinates 39°44′01″N90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°W / 39.7335; -90.2520
Information
Type Public school for the deaf
Established1839 (1839)
School districtIllinois Department Of Human Services
NCES School ID 170009805218 [1]
Teaching staff45 (on an FTE basis)
GradesPreK–12
Enrollment155 (2019)
Student to teacher ratio3.44
Color(s)Orange, black and white
    [2]
MascotTigers [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]

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