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Chicago Lighthouse Development

1850 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL, 60608-0606 -

School Notes Overview:

The Chicago Lighthouse was founded in 1906 by a group of women volunteers, both blind and sighted, working out of the basement of a doctor's home offering clothing and food to Chicagoan who were blind, many of them homeless. Since then, the Chicago Lighthouse has evolved into the most comprehensive private rehabilitation and educational facility in the nation dedicated to assisting children, youth and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled. Chicago Lighthouse Industries a state-of-the-art manufacturer of high quality products for the commercial and government markets. CLI has been producing precision Wall Clocks for over 25 years and today offers a wide selection to meet your every need, including custom clocks. Our clocks are available through a network wholesale distributors and our national network of representatives can be easily accessed to assist you. We also produce a fine line of Custom Erasable Custom Wall Planners/Calendars, Wall Thermometers and Impact Printer Ribbon Cartridges....

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School Overview:

	Chicago Lighthouse Development
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Bilingual School Association Council of Bilingual Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Full theraputic Day School
County	Cook County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	28 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	75%	29%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 28 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	7 teachers
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	219 days	178 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

The Chicago Lighthouse was founded in 1906 by a group of women volunteers, both blind and sighted, working out of the basement of a doctor's home offering clothing and food to Chicagoan who were blind, many of them homeless. Since then, the Chicago Lighthouse has evolved into the most comprehensive private rehabilitation and educational facility in the nation dedicated to assisting children, youth and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled. Chicago Lighthouse Industries a state-of-the-art manufacturer of high quality products for the commercial and government markets. CLI has been producing precision Wall Clocks for over 25 years and today offers a wide selection to meet your every need, including custom clocks. Our clocks are available through a network wholesale distributors and our national network of representatives can be easily accessed to assist you. We also produce a fine line of Custom Erasable Custom Wall Planners/Calendars, Wall Thermometers and Impact Printer Ribbon Cartridges.
Profile last updated: 09/08/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (60608)	School Zip (60608)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	92,472 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	11%	24%
Population Average Age	27 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	3.3 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$28,026	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.4 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	31% / 69%	61% / 39%