The School District contracts with two private bus companies, Safe-Way Bus Transit, Inc., and Lamers Bus Lines, Inc., for transportation service for more than 3,400 young people. About 53 percent of those who attend 28 public and parochial school sites make the daily round trip from home to school on a bus.

 

School District buses travel a total of 831,950 miles each year. Over 100 daily bus routes which crisscross the School District are designed and coordinated through the District’s transportation personnel.

 

Student transportation costs topped $2.7 million in 2006-07, at a cost of $798.29 per pupil and $47,264.10 per bus. The State of Wisconsin picks up one-fourth of the total cost.

 

Parents of students who live less than two miles from school, and are in an area not considered hazardous are responsible for transportation unless available through the District “Parent-Pay” program.

 

Parents desiring additional information on the “Parent-Pay” program should call Transportation Services, Thomas A. Lenk Educational Services Center, 422-6013.

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