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Parcel Taxes in Other Bay Area Communities Print this Position Paper (pdf file) The first California parcel tax for schools was passed in 1983, just a few years after Proposition 13 became law. Since then, approximately 340 school districts statewide have sought to raise additional revenues with parcel tax ballot measures. Below is a sampling of Bay Area parcel tax measures currently in place. Note that most of the districts listed below are K-8 or K-6 elementary districts. They are not, therefore, directly comparable to the costlier K-12 Palo Alto district, but do offer some points of reference. Note that neighboring Menlo Park Elementary School District recently passed a $498 parcel tax that carries an annual inflation adjustment and no expiration. Silicon Valley
* increases annually with inflation Note: There are two pass rates listed for Menlo Park Elementary above and Piedmont Unified below because those school districts sought two different approvals from their voters in connection with their effort to pass their current parcel tax. East Bay
Marin County
** Ross, Kentfield and Mill Valley residents pay, on average, $245 in additional parcel taxes each year to support their high schools. For a full overview of parcel
taxes in the Bay Area, log into Prepared by Campaign for Excellence Committee community volunteers
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