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The all-in-one student transportation platform

In North Carolina, attendance starts with the bus

Every route, every student, every driver.

Every route counts

Transportation aid follows efficient operations

North Carolina allots transportation funds to each local board with a formula that starts from eligible to-and-from-school spending and adjusts it by an efficiency rating. The state budgeted $654,190,640 for regular transportation operations in 2025-26.

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Every ride counts

Local boards aren't required to transport students within 1.5 mi of school, and clear stop data shows who rides.

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Know every rider

Ridership by stop and student, so you see who rides every day.

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Make every mile count

Miles, buses and riders by route, the numbers behind your efficiency rating.

Sources: NC DPI, transportation funding training, NC DPI, 2025-26 budget highlights and N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 115C, Article 17

Built for North Carolina drivers.

BusRight gives your drivers turn-by-turn navigation, 2-second GPS updates and a simple easy to use interface.

Yellow school bus driving on a highway surrounded by autumn trees with snow-capped mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.
List of expenses for today, May 17, showing Blue Bottle $11.83, Uber $31.19, and Sweetgreen $27.50.

Easy to Use

Assign a sub in 5 seconds, guide new drivers with turn-by-turn directions: and always have their back with route history.

Give families real-time visibility

Man in striped shirt holding a smartphone at a dining table with a child eating cereal in the background.

The Parent App gives families real-time visibility into where their student is, so safety concerns are answered before they become phone calls.

List of expenses for today, May 17, showing Blue Bottle $11.83, Uber $31.19, and Sweetgreen $27.50.

Track your yellow and white fleets in one platform

BusRight Telematics gives you live location, engine diagnostics and safety analytics on every vehicle you run, yellow and white. Activity vehicles, vans and shop trucks take the same device as your buses.

One login for all of your transportation needs.

The BusRight Telematics detail panel for bus 307, showing distance, max and average speed, time moving and idling, fault readings, battery voltage and fuel used over the last 6 hours.

BusRight Solutions

An extension of your transportation team

When the work outgrows the office, our team of former transportation leaders works alongside yours in North Carolina on daily changes, special education transportation and state reporting.

See how BusRight Solutions works

With BusRight’s Safety Pass, parents and administrators can find any student with scan on, scan off capability on every bus.

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North Carolina student transportation questions

How does North Carolina fund school transportation?

The state allots transportation funds to each local board. The formula starts from prior-year eligible to-and-from-school spending and adjusts it by a budget rating that measures efficiency. See the North Carolina FAQ for the details and sources.

Which North Carolina students get transportation?

Local boards aren't required to transport students who live within 1.5 mi of school. Where buses run, routes come within 1 mi of each assigned student's home.

Who sets bus routes in North Carolina?

The superintendent prepares bus routes and assigns students to them, and parents can appeal an assignment.

Can a small rural district in North Carolina run on BusRight?

Yes. BusRight is built for districts that run their own buses, including small rural fleets. Drivers get turn-by-turn navigation on a tablet and families see the bus in the Parent App. When your team needs more hands, BusRight Solutions works alongside it on the daily work.

Read the full North Carolina transportation FAQ

“BusRight has been a game-changer for safety and communication. With substitute drivers, it’s tough when they don’t know a route, now they have clear directions, and we can track and monitor buses in real time.”

Barb Schwamman
Superintendent and Director of District and School Support - Osage Community School

“BusRight has raised the bar with driver tablets, parent communications, and easy route design, and they're always willing to listen and deliver on our needs. I'm proud to partner with BusRight.”

Marc Medina
President of NYAPT, Region 1 Director of NAPT, Supervisor of Transportation Farmingdale Union Free School District

“A parent called, worried her child hadn't gotten off the bus. Thanks to Safety Pass, I could immediately confirm the student had never scanned on and quickly found him safe at an after-school program. Without it, we'd have been making radio calls across 50+ buses.”

Devin O'Bryan
Transportation Director - Nelson County School District

“BusRight simplifies the whole process of moving students safely. Drivers get clear, turn-by-turn directions, and parents can see their child’s bus location in real time. When we’re short on drivers, we can even merge routes on the spot, it’s that easy”

Brandon Caldwell
Transportation Director - Madison School District

"BusRight has saved us $989,000 in the first year. I can't think of another tool in the district that has had such a profound impact on student safety, while also strengthening the financial position of the school."

Gregory Mott
Superintendent - Poughkeepsie City School District

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