Transportation

KPS Transportation In town transportation.

Kearney Public Schools Transportation Services

Kearney Public School’s Transportation Department uses a hub and spoke process to get students to and from school. The process reduces the number of buses on the road while adding transportation services for many students previously not eligible to ride the bus. The hub system also supports school choice providing services from any existing bus stop or school to any school in the District. Within this process, there will be students who are eligible for free transportation services and others qualifying under our pay-to-ride program. (See details below)

KPS only uses front door pickup for special needs students qualifying for transportation. Regular education students will have designated neighborhood bus stop locations.

Students Eligible for Free Transportation:
1. Living in the attendance boundary of their school and over 4 miles from that school.                                                                                                                                       (Must attend that home school)
2. District Placement Students: Students assigned to attend a school other than their home school.

Students Eligible for Pay-to-Ride Transportation:
In town students:
May meet the bus at their neighborhood school and ride to the school they are attending.

Rural students:
Attending a school other than their home school or living within 4 miles of their home school.
Students must meet the bus at an existing stop or school.
Buses will not travel outside existing routes to provide Pay-to-Ride services.

Eligibility for In Town & Rural Students:
Will depend on there being room on the bus for additional students up to 90% of rated capacity. Date Transportation Department receives completed Registration Form with Payment (Must be completed annually)
ID Card will be issued to accepted students and must be shown when boarding the bus.