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K-12 Student Transportation Statistics 2024-25
Get the latest state-by-state student transportation statistics, including total buses, drivers, students transported, miles driven, and more, for the most recent school year. Sponsored by First Light Safety Products.
December 8, 2025
How does each U.S. state measure up to others' student transportation statistics? Find out in this annual report.
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Every year, School Bus Fleet rounds up key K-12 public transportation statistics from every single U.S. state to find out how each compares — and to find a nationwide snapshot of the industry. So, here's what we found out for the most recent school year.
State-by-State School Bus Statistics — 2024-25
State | Total # Yellow Buses | Total # Contractor-Owned Buses | Total # Bus Drivers | Public K-12 Students Transported Daily | Public K-12 Students Enrolled | % of Public K-12 Students Transported | Total Annual Route Mileage | Total State Aid Paid for Student Transportation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama* | 9,984 | 352 | 11,800 | 329,837 | 729,242 | 45% | 89,370,000 | $385,850,572.00 |
Alaska | 933 | 655 | 766 | 73,968 | 126,729 | 58% | 10,001,324 | $70,743,841.00 |
Arizona | 6,903 | 184 | 5,878 | Not Available | 1,079,633 | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
Arkansas | 5,339 | 292 | 8,616 | 338,653 | 466,818 | 73% | 47,045,700 | Not Available |
California | 28,594 | 16,303 | 70,000** | Not Available | 5,806,221 | Not Available | 195,405,339 | $836,312,454.00** |
Colorado* | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 279,043 | 881,065 | 32% | 46,765,451 | $71,845,006.00 |
Connecticut | 10,000** | Not Available | Not Available | 330,000 | 508,402 | 65% | Not Available | Not Available |
Delaware | 1,713 | 1,038 | 2,000 | 127,595** | 142,495 | 90% | 20,826,189** | $180,406,200.00 |
Florida* | 16,928 | Not Available | 10,361 | 998,814 | 2,851,850 | 35% | 208,593,814 | $1,263,466,978.00 |
Georgia | 20,488 | Not Available | 13,964 | 885,615 | 1,683,786 | 53% | 133,644,780 | $148,750,195.00 |
Hawaii | 792 | 732 | 565 | 25,885 | 165,340 | 16% | 8,708,926 | $84,736,557.00 |
Idaho | 3,207 | 1,070 | Not Available | 84,006 | 306,937 | 27% | 208,658,070 | $127,688,576.00 |
Illinois | 26,403 | Not Available | 33,618 | 963,359 | 1,900,000 | 51% | 213,841,424 | $809,366,100.00 |
Indiana | 15,534 | 1,934 | 15,859 | 676,123** | 1,040,190 | 65% | Not Available | $0.00 |
Iowa | 6,299 | 1,346 | 12,721 | 222,988 | 480,665 | 46% | 38,453,949 | $217,848,616.00 |
Kansas* | 3,900 | 1,169 | 9,301 | 192,852 | 478,858 | 40% | 34,208,401 | $112,316,612.00 |
Kentucky | 8,953 | Not Available | 8,224 | 301,583* | 635,563 | 48%* | 101,665,365 | $367,321,500.00 |
Louisiana | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 673,801 | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
Maine | 3,400 | 13 | 2,674 | 144,000 | 171,055 | 84% | 276,000 | Not Available |
Maryland | 8,633 | 3,918 | 8,716 | 631,784 | 891,553 | 71% | 118,591,491 | $363,354,268.00 |
Massachusetts* | 9,700 | 7,850** | 9,570 | 400,000** | 915,932 | 44% | Not Available | Not Available |
Michigan | 16,246 | Not Available | 17,000 | 700,000 | 1,427,386 | 49% | 162,000,000 | $128,925,000.00 |
Minnesota | 19,663 | 14,417 | Not Available | 724,160 | 876,746 | 83% | 165,982,966 | $394,399,188.89 |
Mississippi | 5,062 | 284* | Not Available | 367,386 | 426,523 | 86% | 35,050,826 | $225,937,857.00* |
Missouri | 11,258 | Not Available | Not Available | 437,172 | 859,355 | 51% | 123,379,613 | $361,366,614.00 |
Montana | 3,815 | 2,308 | 2,072 | 60,573 | 144,456 | 42% | 15,251,034 | $10,521,907.48 |
Nebraska | 3,470 | Not Available | Not Available | 46,129 | 331,459 | 14% | 16,508,838 | Not Available |
Nevada* | 2,340 | 20 | 1,708 | 144,833 | 479,578 | 30% | 38,038,736 | $38,814,640.22 |
New Hampshire | 3,400 | Not Available | 3,324 | 159,000** | 162,660 | 98%** | Not Available | $832,858.05 |
New Jersey* ** | 21,700 | Not Available | Not Available | 775,000 | 1,381,182 | 56% | Not Available | $516,230,692.00 |
New Mexico | 1,897 | 680 | Not Available | 123,905* | 295,264 | 42%* | Not Available | $133,793,300.00 |
New York | 50,000 | 30,000** | 34,340* | 2,185,000** | 2,215,936 | 95% | Not Available | $2,000,000,000.00 |
North Carolina | 10,713 | Not Available | 11,281 | 609,949 | 1,538,563 | 40% | 147,259,555 | $672,903,362.00 |
North Dakota | 2,073 | Not Available | 526 | 39,802 | 116,598 | 34% | 21,522,477 | $24,352,888.00 |
Ohio | 10,784 | 1,225 | 18,842 | 734,229 | 1,680,029 | 44% | 204,022,800 | $819,787,000.00 |
Oklahoma* | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 697,358 | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
Oregon | 5,726 | 2,399 | Not Available | 242,003 | 545,088 | 44% | 52,506,647 | Not Available |
Pennsylvania* | 28,943 | Not Available | 43,272 | 1,408,211 | 1,742,819 | 81% | 435,162,966 | Not Available |
Rhode Island | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 135,978 | Not Available | Not Available | $12,470,802.00 |
South Carolina | 7,030 | 110 | 5,400 | 361,000 | 798,267 | 45% | 78,456,279 | $175,000,000.00 |
South Dakota | 1,849 | 371 | 3,400 | 54,925 | 137,313 | 40% | 13,127,123 | $52,921,000.00 |
Tennessee | 9,500 | 2,550 | 9,228*** | 510,483 | 971,741 | 53% | 99,750,000 | Not Available |
Texas* | 45,745 | 0 | Not Available | 1,712,929 | 5,504,150 | 31% | 354,193,790 | $395,223,070.00 |
Utah | 3,151 | 44 | 3,204 | 188,079 | 672,662 | 28% | 25,188,512 | $125,605,896.00 |
Vermont | Not Available | Not Available | 2,202 | 61,658 | 84,463 | 73% | Not Available | $23,520,000.00 |
Virginia | 15,012 | 115 | 16,135 | 777,845 | 1,258,792 | 62% | 200,951,970 | $868,989,334.00 |
Washington | 10,166 | 1,197 | 10,557 | 344,927 | 1,105,384 | 31% | 91,261,056 | $754,032,800.80 |
West Virginia | 3,950 | 0 | 2,775 | 172,011 | 241,024 | 71% | 41,105,909 | $99,231,183.00 |
Wisconsin | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 372,120 | 805,881 | 46% | Not Available | $46,800,000.00 |
Wyoming | 1,845 | 0 | 655 | 26,731 | 90,204 | 30% | 11,862,745 | Not Available |
TOTAL | 483,041 | 92,576 | 410,554 | 20,346,165 | 48,662,994 |
| 3,808,640,065 | $12,921,666,868.44 |
AVERAGE | 10,978 | 2,986 | 11,730 | 452,137 | 973,260 | 52% | 102,936,218 | $340,043,864.96 |
*Latest available data.
**Estimate.
***Includes office staff.
Note: Many states don’t track or provide data in all categories, so these totals and averages don’t necessarily capture an accurate nationwide picture.
Get more industry information and statistics in School Bus Fleet's 2026 Fact Book, available in full Dec. 11, 2025.
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Our Data Collection Methodology
School Bus Fleet gathers state-level school transportation data directly from each state’s designated transportation authority. In most cases, this comes from state departments of education, though some states report through their highway patrol, department of public safety, or equivalent agencies. Data is collected annually by email and phone inquiries from state transportation directors as compiled from their school districts. Because states track different metrics, not all data points are available in every state. When a state no longer reports specific metrics or is unresponsive, we note the use of prior-year data with an asterisk.
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