2024-2025 School Year Transportation Information

Elementary and Middle School

All qualifying EPS students in kindergarten through 8th grade will be transported by Erie's Public Schools yellow bus. To qualify for district provided transportation, elementary pupils must reside in the City of Erie and live one and a half (1.5) miles or more from the school in which the pupils are enrolled. The district will utilize Google Maps, using the walking distance from home to school, to determine mileage eligibility.

• Students must register through the district website: https://eriepac.scriborder.com/
• Please be advised that a new transportation request must be completed by all students, even if your child(ren) rode the bus in previous years.
• If eligible, stop information will be communicated to the family via the on-line registration system school office.
• Bus route information will be published on the district's transportation website, eriesd.org/transportation, as soon as routes are finalized. Please check the site regularly throughout the month of August.
• Erie's Public Schools follows current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in our efforts to prevent and minimize the spread of COVID-19.
• Please contact your home school's office or our district's Transportation Department at (814) 874-6900 if more information is needed.

High School

• All qualifying EPS high school students will be transported to and from school via EMTA buses. To qualify for a district bus pass, high school pupils must reside in the City of Erie and live two miles (2.0) or more from the school in which the pupils are enrolled. The district will utilize Google Maps, using the walking distance from home to school, to determine mileage eligibility.
• All high school students must have a district-issued bus pass to ride an EMTA bus to and from school. Students can register through the district website: https://eriepac.scriborder.com/. All high school students must have a bus pass by Monday, September 16, 2024 in order to ride an EMTA bus to and from school.
• Please be advised that a new transportation request must be completed by all students, even if your child(ren) rode the bus in previous years.
• High school students will utilize fixed routes available through the EMTA website. Students are encouraged to download the myStop Mobile app to plan routes and access schedule information.  
• If a bus is at full capacity, the bus may leave a stop without all students being loaded or may bypass a stop; however, additional buses will be dispatched to handle the additional students.
• Please contact your home school's office or our district's Transportation Department at (814) 874-6900 if more information is needed.

Non-Public/Private School

All qualifying Non-Public/Private school students will be transported to and from school via Erie School District yellow bus or EMTA.  Please consult with your school for more information.  To qualify for a district bus pass, students in grades K-8 must reside in the City of Erie and live one and a half (1.5) miles or more from the school in which the pupil(s) are enrolled. Students in grades 9-12 must reside in the City of Erie and live two (2.0) miles or more from the school in which the pupil(s) are enrolled.  The district will utilize Google Maps, using the walking distance from home to school, to determine mileage eligibility.

• Students must register through the district website: https://eriepac.scriborder.com/

• Please be advised that a new transportation request must be completed by all students, even if your child(ren) rode the bus in previous years.

• If eligible, stop information will be communicated to the family via the on-line registration system and a final roster will be sent to the school upon completion.
• Erie's Public Schools follows current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in our efforts to prevent and minimize the spread of COVID-19.
• Please contact your home school's office or our district's Transportation Department at (814) 874-6900 if more information is needed.

For additional information, please contact our district's Transportation department at 874-6900, or email transportation@eriesd.org.