ScholarShot helps at risk students succeed in earning career-ready undergraduate, associate, and vocational degrees by providing academic advisement, financial assistance and mentoring.
Along with our supporters and partners, we are changing lives with college degrees.

Our Education Challenge

The Vast Majority of At-Risk Children Fail to Escape Poverty Through Education Opportunities!
At-Risk Children In DISD HS
86%
At Risk Enrolling In College
39%
At Risk Drop Out of College
90%
At-Risk Graduate from College
4%

Human Impact & Costs To Society

Incarceration Rates

At-risk high school graduates are 12 times more likely to be incarcerated than students with a vocation degree or higher.

Unemployment Rates

Unemployment rates are 4-6 times higher for at-risk high school graduates compared with students with a vocation degree or higher.

SAT Scores

At-risk high school SAT scores are 250 or more points below average increasing difficulty and risk of dropping out before college degree.

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Yearly Cost for Incarceration vs. $6,000/year for ScholarShot
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At-Risk Students Drop Out with Average Debt of $25,000
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$80,000,000/year of Failed Grants for Dropouts in Texas

ScholarShot Proven Formula: SuccessMap

Matching Students

Set up students for success by matching them with correct school based on academic and financial resources.

Optimize Degree Plan

Leverage grants, financial aid, scholarships to reduce student debt to optimize degree plan for success.

Student Preparation

For students unprepared or under-financed, establish individual success plan for year 1 and 2 in community college.

Financial Support

For students with financial needs, manage and provide up to $6,000 for students toward reaching goals.

Vocational Degrees

For students better suited to vocational school, ScholarShot staff will direct, support and manage students toward this path.

Career Ready Preparation

The ScholarShot team will work with students with training to be college and career ready.

Academic Management Program

Academic Management Activities

  • Pre-semester degree plans, budgets and transcript reviews.

  • Bi-weekly Scholar updates from enrollment through graduation.

  • Monitor classroom and grade performance through Scholar portals.

  • Continual academic guidance and emotional support.

  • Emergency micro-grants and allowances for Scholars in good standing.

ScholarShot Proven Results

90% Success Rate!

ScholarShot Scholars graduate at a 90% success rate compared with a 10% graduation rate for at-risk students.

$6000 Cost Per Student

Compare $6,000 cost per year for a ScholarShot Scholar with $44,000 yearly per person incarceration costs.

Student Graduate Debt

ScholarShot graduates average debt $15,000 vs. $45,000 average debt for college graduates in Texas.

1st Generation Graduates

Most ScholarShot Scholars are first generation college graduates earning middle incomes with many first generation homeowners.

Focused Results

Scholars complete degrees in less time: vocational, associate and undergraduate degrees in 1, 3 or 5 years.

Break Poverty Cycle

ScholarShot graduates, coming from poverty level income families earn first year incomes of $35,000 to $55,000.

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Change Lives and Dallas County with College Degrees.
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