Signal Hill is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Centreville Township, Stookey Township, and the city of Belleville, St. Clair County,

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, United States. Signal Hill is located on

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, approximately southeast of

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. Signal Hill dates back to 1904, during the Saint Louis World Fair, when the Signal Hill Park addition was platted. The tree-lined, island separated, boulevard is the centerpiece of the community filled with large, elegant homes dated to the creation of the community.

Education

Students in the community will attend Signal Hill School, comprising grades Pre-K to 8th grade, and Belleville West High School.

Public schools

Signal Hill School District 181Belleville Township High School District 201
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Belleville High School-West Belleville Township High School West (also known as Belleville West) is a public comprehensive high school in Belleville, Illinois that is part of Belleville Township High School District 201. Athletics The Maroons, as West teams are known, co ...

Private schools

Althoff Catholic High School Althoff Catholic High School is a private Catholic institution in Belleville, Illinois, part of the Diocese of Belleville. History In 1960, Albert R. Zuroweste, the Bishop of Belleville, met with lay leaders of the Belleville area concerning co ...

Governor French Academy

Higher education

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Southwestern Illinois College Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Comm ...

Community Associations

Signal Hill is representative by two active neighborhood associations that liaison with local government officials, and help create public-private partnerships that enrich the community.
Signal Hill Neighborhood AssociationThe Top of the Hill Neighborhood Association
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References

Unincorporated communities in St. Clair County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{StClairCountyIL-geo-stub