Homeowners in Tiburon, Belvedere, and east Corte Madera face a $115 million school bond vote on Tuesday, November 3.
If approved, the Reed Union School District measure would add approximately $635 in annual property taxes to a home assessed at the district's median value of about $2.14 million.
The bond needs 55% voter approval to pass. Polling of 255 likely voters conducted between Thursday, April 23, and Wednesday, May 6, found 61% initial support, rising to about 63% after educational messaging and settling at roughly 62% after respondents heard arguments against the measure.
Reed Union's board unanimously approved placing the bond on the ballot on June 8. Board president Shelby Pasarell Tsai said the district faces "critical facility needs from leaky roofs, failing pipes and portable classrooms that can no longer be used for students because of mold and other problems caused by their advanced age."
The district serves approximately 1,100 students in TK-8 at Reed Elementary, Bel Aire Elementary, and Del Mar Middle School. Reed Union residents already carry two existing bonds — Measure C (2001, retiring in 2028) and Measure A (2005, retiring in 2031) — plus a parcel tax of $702.98 for 2025-26.
Enrollment across southern Marin
New data from Marin County Superintendent of Education John Carroll, supplemented by the California Department of Education, puts the broader picture in focus. In 2025-26, Tamalpais Union High School District enrolled 4,542 students. Mill Valley School District, the county's largest elementary district, served 2,313. Larkspur-Corte Madera ranked fourth among the county's 12 elementary districts, though Carroll's data did not include a specific enrollment figure for that district.
Countywide, 29,524 students attended Marin public schools, supported by 1,708 teachers and roughly 1,500 additional certified staff including administrators, custodians, classroom aides, and bus drivers.
Mill Valley locks in funding
Mill Valley voters secured their district's financial footing on Tuesday, June 2, when Measure E passed with 75.21% approval — well above the required two-thirds supermajority. The renewed parcel tax of $1,754 per parcel runs eight years and generates roughly $14.9 million annually, representing about 25% of the district's budget.
Mill Valley School District board president Natalie Katz said the renewal "gives us the resources to support our students and continue investing in what makes our schools exceptional."
The district projects enrollment will rise to more than 2,550 students for 2026-27, according to figures cited in the Measure E campaign, an increase of about 125 elementary students spread across Strawberry Point, Edna Maguire, Old Mill, Park, Tam Valley, and Mill Valley Middle School.
What's ahead
Reed Union's November 3 vote is the next major school-funding decision for southern Marin families. The bond would levy $30 per $100,000 of assessed valuation annually to address aging facilities across the district's three campuses.
