Illinois School for the Deaf

Illinois School for the Deaf
Illinois School for the Deaf
Address
	125 South Webster Avenue; Jacksonville, Illinois 62650; United States
Coordinates	39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W
Information
Type	Public school for the deaf
Established	1839
School district	Illinois Department Of Human Services
NCES School ID	170009805218
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;
Mascot	Tigers
Accreditation	Illinois State Board of Education; North Central Association; Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf

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]

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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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"Search for Public Schools - Illinois School for the Deaf (170009805218)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Aug 7, 2020.
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"Illinois School for the Deaf". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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"Accreditation". Illinois School for the Deaf. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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"Illinois School for the Deaf". Illinoisdeaf.org. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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"Illinois School for the Deaf" (PDF). Illinois Dept. of Human Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
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"The Illinois School for the Deaf Mission Statement" (PDF). Illinois School for the Deaf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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"About Us". Illinois School for the Deaf. 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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"Lookbook" (PDF). Illinois School for the Deaf. p. 14/20. Retrieved 2021-05-21.

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Illinois School for the Deaf

Address

125 South Webster Avenue Jacksonville , Illinois 62650 United States
Coordinates	39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W
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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