The Transportation Department transports over 10,000 students safely, efficiently and economically over a 98 square mile school attendance area. A fleet of 163 vehicles, which includes mini and regular buses with wheelchair lifts for students with handicapping conditions, travels 9,535 miles daily.
Additional cars transport special education students to schools outside the district.
The transportation budget is based on the number of miles buses travel taking eligible students to and from school. The department's 250 employees operate one of the most modern and well-equipped fleets in the nation and man a full service, computer equipped garage, as well as provide safe crossing sites at over 88 locations throughout the district. In addition to traveling 1.9 million safe miles annually, the Transportation Department is active in environmental programs. We have special programs for disposing of waste oil, antifreeze, solvents, freon, batteries, and tires. The transportation professionals take pride in their part of educating our children.