Desisto School

	Desisto School
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	Council of Bilingual Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 5 - 8
County	Berkshire County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	90 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	16%	21%
Students by Grade
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 90 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	19 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	165 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

More land on the block (Berkshire Eagle)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:54:44 am
GREAT BARRINGTON -- Another large tract of land in a prominent South County location is headed toward foreclosure.
Land funds remain on hold (Berkshire Eagle)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 07:04:40 am
STOCKBRIDGE -- Nearly six months after voters approved the allocation of $250,000 to conserve a portion of land overlooking Stockbridge Bowl, it's still unclear if those funds will ever be used.
True spirits of Stockbridge estate (Berkshire Eagle)
posted on April 18, 2009 at 08:14:28 pm
Clarence Fanto's April 12 column on Michael DeSisto and the DeSisto School was a strange exercise in self-importance (DeSisto viewed through his impact on Clarence Fanto!) that failed, however, to capture the spirit of the place about which he nominally was writing.
Like school, DeSisto was enigmatic (Berkshire Eagle)
posted on April 14, 2009 at 07:27:06 am
Sunday, April 12 The hulking, decaying mansion on Route 183 two miles south of Tanglewood may face the wrecking ball.
DeSisto parcel sold at auction (Berkshire Eagle)
posted on April 9, 2009 at 03:55:09 am
Due to few bids, the former school site is sold to Sheehan Health Group for about $1.35 million.

About This Zipcode (01262)	School Zip (01262)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	817 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	48%	43%
Population Average Age	49 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	1.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$37,917	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	71 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	50% / 50%	58% / 42%

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