Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) is a county-wide school district for children with disabilities and for vocational studies in St. Louis County, Missouri. Its headquarters are in Town and Country.[1]
It was created in 1957 because county parents wanted their children with disabilities to be educated; accordingly county residents voted for the creation of the district. Additionally, state-level politicians approved the district's creation. Holly K. Hacker of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote that because children with disabilities were not guaranteed a public education at the time, the creation of the SSD "was a bold" action.[2]
The district was aiming to fully establish itself circa 1960-1961.[3]
By 1999 the majority of students with disabilities received some services from the SSD but were primarily students of local school districts. The differences in operations and scheduling between the entities complicated the education of that group of students with disabilities.[2]
Its students come from the Brentwood, Clayton, Kirkwood, Ladue, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Normandy, Pattonville, Ritenour, and University City school districts. Additionally its service area includes portions of the Parkway and Rockwood school districts.[5]
Neuwoehner High School (Town and Country) - Ages 14–21.
Its service area is the same as that of Litzsinger.[6]
Northview High School (Florissant) - Ages 14–21.
Its service area is the same as that of Ackerman.[7]
Its service area is the Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Valley Park, and Webster Groves school districts. Additionally its service area includes portions of the Parkway and Rockwood school districts.[8]
^"Home". South Technical High School. Retrieved July 23, 2022. 12721 West Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63127 - Despite the St. Louis address it is in Sunset Hills. See the PDF zoning map
This includes institutions outside of the city limits of St. Louis which have "St. Louis, MO" postal addresses. Note multiple places with "St. Louis, MO" postal addresses are not in the St. Louis city limits.