Academy at Swift River
| Academy at Swift River | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
151 South St Cummington , Hampshire , Massachusetts 01026 United States | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1997 |
| Founder | Tim Brace |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Headmaster | Rudy Bentz |
| Age range | 14 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 65 |
| Tuition | $5000 (2005) |
Academy at Swift River in 2016 | |
The Academy at Swift River, also known as ASR, was a coeducational therapeutic boarding school for teenagers, located in Plainfield and Cummington, Massachusetts. Established in 1997 and closed in 2013, it was a part of the Aspen Education Group, which in turn is owned by Bain Capital's CRC health group.
The school's student population was described as "bright but underachieving kids" with a variety of behavioral problems. The majority of students use prescribed psychiatric medications. ASR was in session year-round and offered a college preparatory curriculum for high school grades 9 to 12. Total enrollment was about 55 students.
The school was the focus of the 2005 book What It Takes To Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get in Trouble and How Four of Them Got Out by journalist David Marcus.