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Please note: Herrera Bus Company implemented one LAN line telephone number for their school bus company. It will rotate to the next available employee.
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May 24 seminar at UNM explains college admission and financial aid processes.
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Winston Brooks has asked PED to look into how an Albuquerque charter school awards credits to APS students towards high school graduation.
Student of the Week: Aleksia (Sia) Minetos
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Student Transportation Services

Department Information

Physical Address:
912 Oak St. SE
Albuquerque 87106 Map

Phone: (505) 880-3989

Full staff listing

Web Sites

APS Website

State of NM Website

State Regulations for Transportation

APS Police Website

The Albuquerque Public School District is the 30th largest school district in the nation serving over 89,500 children. APS Student Transportation Services oversees 16 bus contractors that transport over 38,000 of the district's children each day to over 140 locations. For the 2011-2011 school year, APS uses 432 contract buses and 80 additional spare buses. Collectively, APS buses travel over 6.03 million miles annually. School transportation is provided throughout the regular school year and during the summer for extended school year programs. In addition, transportation is provided for various school-sponsored activities.

Quick Facts

  • The circumference of the world at the equator is 24,902.
  • Did you know the school bus travels around the earth 1.36 times each DAY?
  • The projected total miles for 2011-2012 is 6,042,665.
  • The school bus travels 33,935 Miles/Day.
  • We have 120 attendants, 431 drivers and 522 buses.  (This includes spare buses).
  • We have 2465 routes AM and PM (fourtier system).
  • 40th day 2010-2011 Regular riders: 40,512. The APS 40th day enrollment was 89,500.

Providing transportation services involves a number of planning tasks. For general transportation, the department establishes bus stop locations and times, studies hazardous walk zones, and determines the limits of walk zones (1 mile for elementary, 1.5 for middle and 2 miles for high schools). Coordinating transportation for special education students involves determining the type of bus needed, and transportation to activities involves planning one-time transportation for athletics, field trips, etc. The department also reviews routes on a regular basis to determine the most efficient/economical routes.  STS verifies that drivers and bus attendants meet all the requirements such as licensure, training, drug testing, physical qualifications, and criminal background checks, etc... as per Federal, State, and District rules, regulations and policies.

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