GARLAND AEC

As a minimally staffed multi-level school in GARLAND, Texas, GARLAND AEC teaches 112 students from grades 4 through 12, part of GARLAND ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 485.

GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. GARLAND AEC is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GARLAND AEC reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 21% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, GARLAND AEC logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting GARLAND AEC tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at GARLAND AEC qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. GARLAND AEC is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: AUSTIN ACAD FOR EXCELL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

GARLAND AEC operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 62%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 112 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 30% to 21%.

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