The all-in-one student transportation platform

In South Carolina, attendance starts with the bus

Every route, every student, every driver.

Every bus counts

The state owns the fleet and districts run the day

The South Carolina Department of Education owns, fuels and maintains about 5,700 school buses that carry 335,000 students each school day. District trustees hire the drivers and submit routes to the state for approval.

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Every ride counts

The state isn't obligated 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 and ridership by route, the numbers behind every route you submit.

Sources: South Carolina Department of Education, school bus safety release and S.C. Code Title 59, Chapter 67

Built for South Carolina drivers.

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

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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

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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.

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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South Carolina student transportation questions

How does South Carolina fund school transportation?

The state pays to operate and replace state-owned school buses. Districts that contract for service receive state aid based on the average per-pupil cost of state buses. See the South Carolina FAQ for the details and sources.

Which South Carolina students get transportation?

The state isn't obligated to transport students who live within 1.5 mi of school. Stops are generally set within 0.3 mi of a student's home.

Can private school students ride a South Carolina school bus?

No. A 2008 Attorney General opinion found that districts may not carry private school students on state-owned buses, even at no added cost.

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

Yes. BusRight works for districts of every size, including small rural ones. Drivers get turn-by-turn navigation on a tablet and families see the bus in the Parent App.

Read the full South 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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