Public school district · Suburb: Large
Texas · Dallas County

Garland ISD

51,021 students · 69 schools · 15.0:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #16 of 1211 in Texas

Students
51,021
Schools
69
Teachers (FTE)
3,402
Student–Teacher
15.0:1
County
Dallas
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Garland ISD

Garland ISD is a public school system serving Dallas County, Texas, based in Garland. It serves 51,021 students across 69 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #16 largest of Texas’s 1211 school systems.

Phone9724948201
Address501 S Jupiter, Garland, TX 75042
CountyDallas County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Garland ISD enrolls 51,021 students in 69 schools — an average of about 739 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #16 of 1211 statewide by enrollment.

Students
51,021
#16 of 1211 in Texas
Schools
69
~739 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Garland ISD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (51,021 students reported):

White
14%
Black
18%
Hispanic
53%
Asian
10%
Two or more
3%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Garland ISD employs about 3,402 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.0:1 — above the Texas average of about 14.9:1. Total district staff is roughly 7,311.

Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
3,402
classroom teachers
Total staff
7,311
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Texas funds schools

Texas funds districts through the Foundation School Program, combining state aid and local property taxes. It starts from a Basic Allotment per student in average daily attendance — $6,215 for 2025–26 after HB 2 (2025) raised it from $6,160 — then adds weighted allotments for compensatory, bilingual, special-education, career-and-technical and other needs. Property-wealthy districts return excess local revenue to the state through recapture (“Robin Hood”) for redistribution.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Garland ISD are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Texas assigns A–F accountability ratings across Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps. Look up Garland ISD’s ratings through the TEA School and District Accountability portal, which links to the TXschools.gov rating lookup.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Texas accredits public districts itself: the Texas Education Agency assigns each district an accreditation status (Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked), separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation. See the Texas Education Agency for a district’s status.

How it compares

Garland ISD vs. Texas

Enrollment rank
#16
of 1211 districts
Ratio
15.0:1
state avg ~14.9:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Dallas County

See every Texas district side by side in the Texas directory.

Go deeper

Look up Garland ISD’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Texas Legislature (the Foundation School Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Garland ISD. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4820340. Confirm current details with the district and the Texas Education Agency.