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Transportation
Providing safe and reliable transportation so students arrive to school ready to learn and achieve their dreams
The district's transportation department provides safe and reliable transportation by utilizing more than 220 school buses and minivans for more than 6,500 safe and efficient bus stops every day.
- Fifth-largest school district in Minnesota serving more than 20,000 students
- Vehicles travel more than 3.3 million miles annually
- More than 3,600 individual bus stops serving 35 school sites
- School bus is statistically the safest way for students to get to school
COVID-19 Transportation Procedures for Full In-Person Learning & Hybrid Model
- Family and student expectations
- Bus/vehicle operations
- Safety precautions when arriving & departing at the schools
- Parent/guardian communications
- After-school activity routes
Family and student expectations
Bus/vehicle operations
Safety precautions when arriving & departing at the schools
Parent/guardian communications
After-school activity routes
Transportation Office
763-391-7244
BusQuestions@district279.org
Office Hours
School in Session: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Non-Student Days: 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Transportation Providers
First Student
Buses 200-299 & 500-699
763-533-0313
Office Hours: 5 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Northstar
Buses 300-399
763-425-2542
Office Hours: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
CSTMN
612-808-8868
Transportation Plus
763-592-6418
Transportation Forms
Updates & Frequently Asked Questions
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School Locator & Attendance Area Maps
Looking for a school assignment or boundary map? Use our school locator to see which schools serve a specific address; learn if the address is eligible for transportation; and view attendance boundaries. You can also download printable boundary maps.
Use Bus Status on your computer, tablet or phone to check the on-time status of your student's bus.