📍 2015 S Country Club Rd, Garland, Dallas County, 75041
Garland Aec is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 114 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darrin Hemphill. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 1.9:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garland Aec enrolls 114 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 73% male and 27% female. A teaching staff of 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 1.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 35% |
| White | 7 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 114 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garland Aec is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 113.
Garland Aec is one of 78 schools in GARLAND ISD, based in GARLAND, Texas. The district serves 51,021 students district-wide and employs 3,476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 114 students, Garland Aec is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large