Tomball ISD’s $429.1M bond aims to fund new facilities, tech From the cover
Tomball ISD bonds, 2021 vs. 2025 2021 bond package
What you need to know
2025 bond package
$567.56M total
$429.1M total
The four bond propositions will be voted on separately May 3. Proposition A is the most expensive at $331.6 million and focuses on refreshing aging campuses and facilities to adjust for student growth, TISD officials said. Proposition B allocates approximately $18 million to upgrade technology for staff and students. Proposition C is the least costly at an estimated $2.8 million and aims to upgrade Tomball High School’s football stadium. Proposition D is $76.7 million and proposes building multiprogram activity centers at Tomball, Tomball Memorial and Tomball West high schools. Voters rejected the school district’s attempt to build the facilities during the 2021 election by 417 votes, according to prior reporting. TISD officials said they hope to complete these projects with bond funds so the school district doesn’t have to dip into its general operating budget, which Salazar-Zamora said could affect day-to-day operations. “Without the funds approved by the community for these projects, the district will have to access local budget dollars that are in place to provide high-quality instruction and to recruit and retain the highest quality staff,” Salazar-Zamora said in an email statement. TISD has three major projects left from the 2021 bond, with the final $100 million allocated to complete West Intermediate School, Tomball West High School and the fifth-grade addition at Creekside Park Junior High, Boles said. While the 2021 bond supported program expansions and funded facilities such as the Tomball Innovation Center, Boles said TISD faced challenges, including a 32% rise in construction costs two years after the bond passed.
Proposition A ($466.64M) [funded] • A new high school, intermediate school and elementary school • Tomball ISD Innovation Center • Relocating Tomball Star Academy • Building out the career and technical education space • Campus renovations • Security upgrades • New facilities Proposition B ($27.82M) [funded] • For student and staff devices and instructional technology upgrades
Proposition A ($331.6M) • Athletic, fine arts and safety/security upgrades ($41.04M) • Building Early Excellence Academy- South ($35M) • Elementary No. 13 land and site development ($38M) • Library renovations ($10.5M) • Career and technical education, special services program expansions ($20M) • Facility renovations, infrastructure replacements ($77.9M) • New buses, vehicles ($27.41M) • New Tomball Intermediate School ($59M) • Transportation Center expansion ($22.75M) Proposition B ($18M) • Instructional technology retrofitting ($3M) • Staff device and student Chromebook refresh ($15M) Proposition C ($2.8M) • Athletic facility upgrades at Tomball High School Proposition D ($76.7M) • Multiprogram activity centers at Tomball, Tomball West and Tomball Memorial high schools
Proposition C ($8.1M) [failed] • Athletic upgrades For:
47.68% Against: 52.32%
Proposition D ($17.2M) [failed] • For a natatorium off Juergens Road For:
46.37% Against: 53.63%
Tomball ISD student enrollment 2014-15 enrollment 2024-25 enrollment 13,238 students 22,913 students
+73.1% enrollment increase
Proposition E ($47.8M) [failed] • Multiprogram facilities at three high schools For: 47.6% Against: 52.4%
Enrollment is projected to increase by: +9.5% by 2029-30 | +16% by 2034-35
SOURCES: TOMBALL ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
What else
Boles said he believes TISD takes a conservative approach to taking on debt. The school district has issued more than $1 bil- lion in debt since 2008 without increasing the total tax rate. Boles also said the district has reduced the tax rate to its lowest level in the past 30 years. As required by Texas law, the statement “This is a property tax increase,” must be included on TISD voter ballots, regardless of the bond’s impact on the tax rate, because the district is taking on more debt if the bond were to pass.
Tomball ISD total tax rate (per $100 valuation) $1.58 $2
$0 estimated tax bill impact if bond passes
$1.5
$1
$1.06
$0.5
0
2006-07 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15
2018-19 2016-17 2020-21
2022-23 2024-25
SOURCE: TOMBALL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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