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Shelton School

Independent & Nonreligious School for grades PK-12 in Dallas. In the TEFA finder. Read on for the funding that applies, what state and federal records say, and the questions worth asking.

Where this comes from. Whether a school takes TEFA comes from the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), which we checked on October 12, 2026. Enrollment, grades and religious affiliation come from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education). Neither source publishes tuition, so confirm current tuition and fees with the school directly.

How the money fits

$10,474
TEFA private-school award, 2026-27. It's the same at every grade served here (PK-12).
$15,681 to $16,757
Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a Dallas ISD resident (resource/self-contained to mainstream)
$136,162
What the account adds up to over 13 years, kindergarten through grade 12, at the 2026-27 amount

Shelton School was listed as a participating school in the state's TEFA finder on October 12, 2026. That means a student with an Education Freedom Account can put the 2026-27 award of $10,474 toward tuition here. The state pays the school directly through Odyssey: a quarter on July 1, another quarter on October 1, and the remaining half on February 1.

This school says it offers special-education services or focuses on learning differences. A TEFA student whose IEP is on file with TEA gets a bigger account here: for a family living in Dallas ISD, roughly $15,681 to $16,757 in the regular-campus IEP settings, never more than $30,000.

This school also enrolls pre-K students. TEFA funds a 3- or 4-year-old at the full award only if the child meets a free pre-K criterion, for example free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, limited English, foster care history, or a parent who teaches in a Texas public school. From kindergarten on, any eligible child can be funded.

An independent school sets its own aid policy. It may factor a TEFA award into a need-based aid decision, but it can't charge a TEFA family a different tuition from everyone else.

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“The Shelton School is recognized as a world-class independent school serving intelligent students with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD and related language-based disorders. Since 1976, Shelton has been a turning point for students who learn differently, transforming challenges into…”
The school's description in the TEFA finder

The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 1,082 K-12 students, 170 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 6.4:1 student-teacher ratio, 89% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 169-day school year.

Programs reported to the state

MontessoriSTEM/STEAMCollege PrepReading SpecialistsOne-on-One TutoringMath SpecialistsSpecial Education ServicesSpeech TherapyCounseling ServicesAfter-School Academic HelpSummer School ProgramsSports ProgramsArts Programs (Visual, Music, Drama, Dance)Clubs & ActivitiesRobotics/CodingDebate/SpeechStudent PublicationsField Trips & Travel OpportunitiesAfter School ProgramsCharacter EducationSocial-Emotional LearningMeal ProgramsTechnology AccessGreat Facilities (gym, auditorium, etc.)

Associations (federal survey): American Montessori Society; State/regional independent school association (e.g., ISAS).

What to ask the school

  1. Will you be in TEFA for 2027-28, and how do you handle a family that's awarded after the school year starts?
  2. Which of your fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be billed to the account?
  3. What need-based aid, sibling rate or church or parish pricing applies to the balance?
  4. Do you serve students with an IEP or a learning difference, and what support is included in tuition?
  5. Which IEP settings and needs do you have room for, and do you bill on-campus therapy as a school fee?
  6. Are you an approved TEFA pre-K provider, and do you take child care assistance for after-care?
  7. Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?

Nearby schools with full profiles

IEP funding for nearby districts

Home districtTEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026)IEP: speech only (00)IEP: mainstream (40)IEP: resource / self-contained (41-44)IEP: residential facility (81-89)
Dallas ISD2,645$11,385$16,757$15,681$25,500
Richardson ISD752$11,404$16,893$15,794$25,824
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD360$11,413$16,955$15,845$25,972
Plano ISD1,140$11,427$17,051$15,924$26,202

Totals are the $10,474 base plus the district add-on from the Comptroller's 2026-27 Special Education Funding Table, capped at $30,000. Funded counts come from the TEFA Annual Demographic Report (data as of July 29, 2026); districts with fewer than 30 participants aren't listed in that report. All Dallas-area districts →

We list 30 K-12 private schools in Far North Dallas, Addison & Farmers Branch, and 20 of them were in the TEFA finder.

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