| For the most recent information on the rising cost of transportation in Minnesota school districts, see MDE > Accountability Programs > Program Finance > Transportation > Transportation Resources
Resources on the Rising Cost of Transportation
January 2008 - School District Student Transportation - Recommendations for the Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota public school districts, Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to improve the management and oversight of student transportation in Minnesota, Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor.
January 2008 - Safe, from Home to School The need for student transportation reform in Minnesota - Minnesota school districts pay an average of 10 percent more per student to outsource student transportation. The annual per-student savings of operating transportation systems fully in-house was $45 (9.5%) per student for districts with less than 4000 students and $33 (11.22%) per student for districts with more than 4000 students; being in the metro area has only a small and ambiguous effect on per-student transportation costs, Service Employees International Union, Local 284.
May 11, 2007 - 2005-06 District Total Mileage, Hours and Routes - Regular and Excess Categories, Minnesota Department of Education.
March 26, 2007 - 2005-06 Pupil Transportation Data - State summary, more categories than just Regular and Excess, Minnesota Department of Education.
2005 - The Impact of Outsourcing on Efficiency in Rural and Nonrural School Districts: The Case of Pupil Transportation in Minnesota - In-house provision of transportation was not shown to be more costly than outsourcing in either rural or nonrural locations, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy.
March 2002 - Pupil Transportation Finance Study - Provides options for allocating regular transportation funding among districts, using FY 2000 base data, Minnesota Department of Education (formerly Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning).
Transportation Resources at Parents United:
Transportation is part of the Basic Formula Allowance, and is considered to be a District Support Service in the PS Minnesota Framework.
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