Greater LA

Where did LA's school buses go?

California is one of the few states that does not require school systems to provide buses for all kids to get to campuses. Thus, California is near the bottom in per-pupil bus riders.

By Steve Chiotakis • Aug 20, 2019 • 1 min read

California is one of the few states that does not require school systems to provide buses for all kids to get to campuses. Thus, California is near the bottom in per-pupil bus riders. LAUSD serves more than 600,000 students, and 41,000 of them ride the district's buses each day.

Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Kathryn Barnes
Producer, Reporter
Sara Pellegrini
Producer, 'The Document'
Lilia Montoya
Interim director of transportation at LAUSD
Noreen Mcdonald
Professor, Director of the Carolina Transportation Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Greater LA

Where did LA's school buses go?

California is one of the few states that does not require school systems to provide buses for all kids to get to campuses. Thus, California is near the bottom in per-pupil bus riders.

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Greater LA

Where did LA's school buses go?

California is one of the few states that does not require school systems to provide buses for all kids to get to campuses. Thus, California is near the bottom in per-pupil bus riders.

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