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Current BISD Transportation Facts
- BISD operates a fleet of 93 buses with 72 full time drivers. Additionally, BISD buses run 65 daily shuttles for tutorials, academics and athletics.
- BISD provides transportation for kindergarten through 12th grade by way of 72 daily routes that serve regular education students, bilingual students, and special education students.
- BISD’s current 72 routes support 131 elementary runs, 58 middle school runs and 112 high school runs.
- More than 50 routes are currently serving multiple schools.
- More than 6,000 students are transported on an average day, including field trips and shuttles.
- BISD averages 3,000 field trips per year. Monthly an average of 40 buses are utilized to handle field trips with many of those trips departing before 3:30 p.m.
- Some elementary, middle and high school students must be dropped off at school up to one hour before school begins so that buses can run additional elementary and high school routes. Similarly, in many cases, students must wait more than 40 minutes in the afternoon for the bus ride home.
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BIRDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
6125 East Belknap Street | Haltom City TX | 76117 | 817.547.5700
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