Total enrollment
42,008
-2,421 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
71 schools in Garland
Texas · Public K-12
Garland's public-school footprint covers 71 schools with combined enrollment of about 43,887 students, averaging 618 per school.
4-year change in Garland
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
59
-4 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
246,844
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
43,887
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
71
public K-12
About Garland
Garland is a wide-reaching Texas city in terms of public-school footprint, with 71 schools and 43,887 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is made up of 50 elementary, 11 middle, 9 high, and 1 other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 42,008 students, fell 5% from the 44,429 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Garland shed 4 schools, going from 63 to 59.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Garland discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.