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School Notes Overview: |
Housed in historic Searles Castle in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the John Dewey Academy is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school with a strong therapeutic component. Our mission is to provide intensive, individualized instruction and therapy to alienated, angry, self-destructive, but bright adolescents. This approach inspires students to use, rather than to continue to abuse, their talents. This vision is admittedly an ambitious one: we aim to restore hope, to rebuild families, and to transform students' lives. ...read more
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John Dewey Academy Searles Castl |
| School Level |
High school
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| School
Membership(s) |
State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades 10 - 12 |
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County |
Berkshire County, MA |
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| Total
Students |
27 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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MA )
High School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
15% |
19% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 10 - 5 students | | Grade 11 - 15 students | | Grade 12 - 7 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
6 teachers |
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School |
(
MA )
High School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:5 |
1:7
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Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
235 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- Housed in historic Searles Castle in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the John Dewey Academy is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school with a strong therapeutic component. Our mission is to provide intensive, individualized instruction and therapy to alienated, angry, self-destructive, but bright adolescents. This approach inspires students to use, rather than to continue to abuse, their talents. This vision is admittedly an ambitious one: we aim to restore hope, to rebuild families, and to transform students' lives.
- Profile last updated: 02/08/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
01230 ) |
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Zip (
01230 ) |
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MA ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
9,157 people |
6,349,048 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
42% |
43% |
| Population Average
Age |
43 years old |
36.5 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.3 persons |
2.5 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$45,630 |
$51,535 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.9 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
60 years old |
57 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01230)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
67% / 33% |
58% / 42% |
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