Total enrollment
42,008
-4,503 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
71 schools in Garland
Texas · Public K-12
Garland's public-school footprint covers 71 campuses with combined enrollment of about 43,887 students, averaging 618 per campus.
7-year change in Garland
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
59
-6 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
11%
was 14%
% Hispanic
59%
was 56%
% Black
16%
was 18%
% Asian
10%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 42,008 students, fell 10% from the 46,511 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Garland shed 6 schools, going from 65 to 59. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment increased from 56% 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.