RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO

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RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO
SCHOOL BUS INFORMATION
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Bus Density

• 83 ROUTE BUSES
• 16 at Richland Northeast
• 21 at Spring Valley
• 30 at Ridge View
• 16 Special Needs

We also have spare buses. The number available
each day varies from 4-11.
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BUS RIDERS
RICHLAND TWO ENJOYS THE 2ND HIGHESTSCHOOL BUS
RIDERSHIP OF THE 85 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
RICHLAND TWO AVERAGES 41 RIDERS ON EACH BUS ON
OVER 240 ROUTES WE TRANSPORT OVER 17,000 RIDERS
PER DAY
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THE AVERAGE AGE OF BUSES ASSIGNED TO RICHLAND
TWO IS13.5 YEARS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF MILES
ON OUR ROUTE BUSES IS 196,467 (AS OF 19 Aug)
Average miles increases by 100/- per day.
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OVER 44 OF OUR BUSES ARE OLDER THAN 15
YEARS 90 OF OUR BUSES ARE OLDER THAN 10 YEARS
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BUS MANUFACTURE DATES
Kentucky Bus
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ROADS WELL-TRAVELED
During School Year 2004-2005
OUR BUSES DROVE 7392 ROUTE MILES A
DAY TOTALING 1.33 MILLION ROUTE MILES FOR THE
YEAR
Total annual mileage was 1.71 Million Miles
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87 OF OUR BUSES HAVE MORE THAN 100,000
MILES 42 OF OUR BUSES HAVE MORE THAN200,000
MILES
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Highest mileage bus 452,405 1 additional bus has
over 400,000 4 additional buses have over
300,000 15 additional buses have over 250,000 14
additional buses have over 200,000 31 additional
buses have over 150,000 6 additional buses have
over 100,000 11 buses have less than 100,000
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PERSONNEL
Recruiting and training drivers remains a
challenge Offering the opportunity to earn
benefits is key to recruiting Signing and
recruiting bonuses are a great help Bonuses for
returning drivers are VERY popular Perfect
attendance bonuses have helped already Currently
short 2 route drivers and 2 relief drivers 4
weeks before school started, we were 17 drivers
short.
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MAINTENANCE
Our buses (and buses from Richland District ONE)
are maintained by the SDE Richland County Garage
Garage Staff 1 County Supervisor 1 Shop
Foreman 1 Parts Manager 5 Mechanics 1 Oil
Changer 2 Fuel tank operators
The Garage is responsible for fueling and
maintaining over 160 Buses
Mechanic Bus Ratio 321
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE SDE PURCHASED 73 USED BUSES THIS YEAR
ADDITIONAL BUS PURCHASES ARE NOT LIKELY GIVEN
INCREASES IN FUEL COSTS THERE ARE OVER 5700
BUSES IN THE STATE FLEET
THERE IS NO APPROVED PLAN TO SYSTEMATICALLY
REPLACE THE BUS FLEET, ACCOUNT FOR GROWTH, OR
REPLACE DAMAGED BUSES
INCREASED FUEL COSTS HAVE A FURTHER NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON THE SDE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET SOME
PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND AND SLOW TO ARRIVE FOR THE
AGING BUS FLEET
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RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO
THERE IS PLENTY OF GOOD NEWS SCHOOL BUS
TRANSPORTATION REMAINS THE SAFEST WAY FOR
STUDENTS TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL. SCHOOL BUS
DRIVERS REMAIN COMMITTED TO SAFETY FIRST. SC
SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION IS A COMPARATIVE
BARGAIN FOR TAXPAYERS.
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RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO
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