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Business Operations Department

With over 56,000 students and over 6,600 employees, Garland ISD is a BIG Business!  The District has a long-standing commitment to careful management of taxpayer money to make every dollar count.  This commitment is reflected in the recent bond ratings assigned by Moody’s and Standard & Poor.  Garland ISD is now in an elite group of only three other Texas school districts and thirty-eight districts nationwide to have earned an “AA1” rating from Moody’s and an “AA” rating from S&P!

Tax Rate Legal Posting


(see property tax page for more detailed information about school taxes)

  • Garland ISD adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for Maintenance and Operations than last year’s tax rate.
  • Garland ISD adopted a tax rate that will raise taxes for Maintenance and Operations on a $100,000 home by $86.28.
  • I&S Tax Rate is $0.2133 and M&O Tax Rate is $1.4568 for a total adopted tax rate of $1.6701