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Garland, Texas - 76 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Garland Isd #884 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,092 per pupil, Garland Isd ranks #958 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Garland Isd operates 76 public schools serving 52,767 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 44 combined, 14 middle, 12 elementary, 6 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dallas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,092 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.7% local, 37.7% state, and 18.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #884 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 76 schools offering Advanced Placement (192 AP courses district-wide), a 406.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% African American, 12.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robert B Sewell El, with a diversity index of 77.3/100.
Its largest campus is Sachse H S, enrolling 2,935 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is P a S S Learning Ctr, at 11 students, a 267x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Garland Isd school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 2,935 students (highest), a spread of 2,924 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Garland Isd is typically wider than the Garland Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 76 schools in Garland Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Garland Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| El Paso Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Arlington Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Lewisville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Plano Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Garland Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Garland Isd has 76 schools, including 6 high, 44 combined, 14 middle, 12 elementary. Total enrollment is 52,767 students.
Garland Isd spends $11,092 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #884 in Texas.
Garland Isd students are 55.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% African American, 12.4% White, 9.9% Asian, averaged across 76 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Garland Isd has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #884 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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