District overview
Tamalpais Union High School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What drives Tamalpais Union High’s choices?
TUHSD is a community-funded high-school district: local property and parcel-tax revenue drive its General Fund rather than the ordinary state funding formula. Its elected Board of Trustees governs three comprehensive high schools and alternative programs, while school site councils oversee campus plans and certain instructional funds.
Local revenue is central
The adopted budget identifies property taxes and parcel taxes as the district’s largest General Fund sources.
Enrollment is falling
The 2026–27 budget projects 4,207 students, declining to 3,732 by 2030–31.
The Board adopted reductions
The Second Interim report incorporates $2.2 million in expenditure reductions for 2026–27.
Campus councils make local choices
Tamalpais, Redwood, and Archie Williams each publish a school site-council archive for campus plans, program proposals, and instructional-improvement priorities.
The district projects reserves near its 17% policy target and says the adopted reductions support balanced budgets; declining enrollment does not by itself establish financial distress.
Where the district stands
18 approved meeting records and eight fiscal or bond documents.
Official 2026–27 budget presentation.
Official 2026–27 budget presentation.
Official Second Interim report.
Major projects
Tamiscal and San Andreas co-location
Approved for 2026–27The Board approved moving Tamiscal and San Andreas into a co-located Alternative Education Program at the San Andreas campus and appointed Kim Stiffler as principal.
- Board approves co-location 4–1
- Kim Stiffler’s principal appointment takes effect
Funding
General Fund
The Second Interim incorporates staffing reductions associated with co-location into the district’s wider $2.2 million reduction plan.
Measure B campus construction
Major projects under constructionTamalpais High is receiving new STEAM and music buildings; Redwood High is receiving new arts and music buildings and a multi-purpose eating area.
- Expected completion of Tamalpais STEAM/music and Redwood arts/music buildings
- Expected completion of Redwood multi-purpose eating area
Funding
Measure B general-obligation bonds
Voters authorized $289 million; the oversight report says $65.7 million had been spent or encumbered through June 2025.
Enrollment and staffing adjustment
Five-year decline projectedThe adopted-budget presentation projects enrollment falling by 475 students between 2026–27 and 2030–31, with certificated staffing projected to fall from 243.7 to 222.6 FTE.
- Five-year enrollment and staffing projection presented
- Projection reaches 3,732 students in 2030–31
Funding
General Fund
The district says enrollment-based staffing adjustments are built into its multi-year projections.
Based on 26 unique district-authored documents from the trailing 12 months: 18 approved Board meeting records and eight official fiscal or bond reports, reviewed chronologically with material charts visually checked.
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