2026 School District Fleet Survey

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* 1. Your Information:
(Your contact information will be kept confidential and not published in correspondence to your survey answers. We ask for it in case an SBF editor needs clarification of your answers.)

District name:

District state:

Your name:

Your title:

Your email address:

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* 2. Fleet Information:
(A list of the largest school districts by fleet size will be published noting rank, district name, fleet size, students transported, and route mileage. If you do not wish to disclose this, please make a note in the comments at end or email amanda.huggett@bobit.com.)

Your district's total number of yellow school buses (including spares and contractor buses)

How many total buses are used for daily route operation?

How many total buses are operated by contractors?

How many non-school bus vehicles are used for student transportation (vans, SUVs, cars, etc.)?

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* 3. How many students does your district transport daily (counting each student only once even if they ride both ways)?

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* 4. What is your district's approximate annual route mileage?

Annual Route Mileage

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* 5. What is the starting hourly pay for your school bus drivers? (If salaried or paid by day or by route, please estimate the hourly equivalent or skip this question)

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* 6. Compared to last school year, is the starting hourly pay for your school bus drivers ...

Higher

Same

Lower

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* 7. How many drivers are currently employed by your district?

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* 8. How would you describe your current level of school bus driver shortage strain?

None (0% short of drivers)

Mild (1-5% short)

Moderate (6-10% short)

Severe (11-15% short)

Desperate (16%+ short)

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* 9. Has your district altered bell schedules due to driver shortages?

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

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* 10. Do your school bus drivers belong to a labor union?

Yes

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* 11. If you are the director of transportation (or similar title) for your district, what is your annual salary?
(This will be kept confidential and only used for averages.)

Annual Salary (no dollar sign needed)

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* 12. How will your district's level of school bus service for the 2026-27 school year compare to 2025-26?

Increased

Same

Reduced

It's complicated (please explain)

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* 1. Your Information:(Your contact information will be kept confidential and not published in correspondence to your survey answers. We ask for it in case an SBF editor needs clarification of your answers.)

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* 2. Fleet Information:(A list of the largest school districts by fleet size will be published noting rank, district name, fleet size, students transported, and route mileage. If you do not wish to disclose this, please make a note in the comments at end or email amanda.huggett@bobit.com.)

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* 3. How many students does your district transport daily (counting each student only once even if they ride both ways)?

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* 4. What is your district's approximate annual route mileage?

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* 5. What is the starting hourly pay for your school bus drivers? (If salaried or paid by day or by route, please estimate the hourly equivalent or skip this question)

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* 6. Compared to last school year, is the starting hourly pay for your school bus drivers ...

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* 7. How many drivers are currently employed by your district?

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* 8. How would you describe your current level of school bus driver shortage strain?

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* 9. Has your district altered bell schedules due to driver shortages?

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* 10. Do your school bus drivers belong to a labor union?

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* 11. If you are the director of transportation (or similar title) for your district, what is your annual salary? (This will be kept confidential and only used for averages.)

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* 12. How will your district's level of school bus service for the 2026-27 school year compare to 2025-26?

* 1. Your Information:
(Your contact information will be kept confidential and not published in correspondence to your survey answers. We ask for it in case an SBF editor needs clarification of your answers.)

* 2. Fleet Information:
(A list of the largest school districts by fleet size will be published noting rank, district name, fleet size, students transported, and route mileage. If you do not wish to disclose this, please make a note in the comments at end or email amanda.huggett@bobit.com.)

* 11. If you are the director of transportation (or similar title) for your district, what is your annual salary?
(This will be kept confidential and only used for averages.)