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School Bus Ridership

An estimated 36,800 yellow school buses provide transportation daily to 2.5 million students, about 55% of Canada's K-12 student population.

School Transportation in the Provinces of Canada
Total K-12 Students
(approx)
Number of
Students
Transported
(approx)
Percent
Students
Transported

(approx)
Total
School
Buses

(approx)
Public
School
Districts
K-12
Transportation
Expenditure

(approx)
Alberta
538,400
305,800
57%
3,000
60
(C)$160.5M
British Columbia
614,167
118,396
19%
1,526
60
(C)$86.5M
Manitoba
195,100
62,100
32%
1,693
56
(C)$40.5M
New Brunswick
131,000
100,000
76%
1,450
18
(C)$42M
New Foundland
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nova Scotia
162,360
90,000
55.4%
1,100
N/A
N/A
Ontario
1,952,000
920,000
47%
16,000
122
(C)$570M
Quebec
1,059,686
701,286
66%
10,000
69
(C)$380M
Saskatchewan
N/A
193,881
50,786
2,031
118
(C)$68.7
* Source: School Transportation News research

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