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GARLAND ISD

GARLAND, DALLAS COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR RICARDO LOPEZ

TEA Rating

B · 84

Enrollment

49,151

Avg Salary

$71,895

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning224$60,844
1–5 years1,012$63,677
6–10 years649$66,806
11–20 years935$70,559
21–30 years489$74,312
Over 30 years93$78,517

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor154$80,539
School Nurse90$70,767
Librarian61$74,092
Business Services25$104,284
Principal67$117,156
Superintendent1$457,447

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

TIA Active
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LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized2236.6%$4,971
Exemplary2748.1%$9,839
Master892.6%$18,384

586 of 3,402 teachers TIA-designated (17.2%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

15 : 1

Teacher turnover

18.2%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

97.9%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
371%50%28%
474%56%31%
579%54%24%
671%35%12%
864%38%9%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
376%56%30%
479%56%29%
581%63%41%
670%53%29%
773%52%29%
880%54%28%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
848%25%12%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I85%59%33%
Biology91%66%32%
English I65%49%11%
English II67%55%8%
U.S. History92%69%37%

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