Shelton School
Dallas · TX · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Fairhill School → The Einstein School Of Plano → The Westwood School → Greenhill School → Vanguard Preparatory School → Wind Rose Academy → Alcuin School → The Hockaday School →How Shelton School compares for families
What families should know about Shelton School.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fairhill School, The Einstein School Of Plano, The Westwood School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
The University of Texas at Austin
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Texas
Texas's public scholarships
Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Their published college acceptances
College acceptances, Class of 2025
Shelton School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 124 colleges, in the document's own order.
and 94 more
These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.
Check your kid's odds at these colleges →We'll load 10 from the list above — add your name, email and your child's numbers and we'll see where your child lands at each.
Independently verified As published by Shelton School — Shelton School Spring Academic Profile 2025-2026 (SheltonAcademicProfile_2025-26.pdf) ↗. Found at: PDF page 2, headed 'College Acceptances for the Class of 2025'.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,023 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 196 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $3,136,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhill School Dallas |
Private | 1.2 | 90 | -44.4% |
| The Einstein School Of Plano Plano |
Private | 2.5 | 187 | +19.9% |
| The Westwood School Dallas |
Private | 3.5 | 217 | +2.8% |
| Greenhill School Addison |
Private | 3.9 | 1,302 | +2.0% |
| Vanguard Preparatory School Dallas |
Private | 4.1 | 90 | -3.2% |
| Wind Rose Academy Plano |
Private | 5.0 | 35 | — |
| Alcuin School Dallas |
Private | 5.0 | 404 | +5.8% |
| The Hockaday School Dallas |
Private | 5.7 | 1,079 | +2.2% |
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