Transportation Information by School District
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January 1, 1972
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T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n .
1. N u m b e r of s c h o o l b u s e s o w n e d , l e a s e d o r c h a r t e d by the s c h o o l
d i s t r i c t a n d th e r a t e d c a p a c i t y of e a c h .
2. T o t a l c a p a c i t y of b u s e s .
3. O t h e r k i n d s of r e g u l a r d a i l y t r a n s p o r t a t i o n u t i l i z e d .
4. T o t a l n u m b e r of s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d d a i l y .
5. a . A n n u a l O p e r a t i n g C o s t ,
b. D e p r e c i a t i o n C o s t .
f i l ) S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of th e C i t y of B e r k l e y
1. N o b u s e s o w n e d .
2 . N o n e . '
3 . R e n t a l s e r v i c e f o r v o c a t i o n a l , H e a d S t a r t a n d S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n
s t u d e n t s . No s e t n u m b e r of v e h i c l e s u s e d .
4. 171 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 l o c a l c o s t .
S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of C l a w s o n
1. 4 - 8 p a s s e n g e r m i n i b u s e s f o r s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s on ly .
2. 32.
3. N o n e .
4. 82 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 1 9 , 8 0 0 .
- . b . N o t a v a i l a b l e .
S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of F e r n d a l e
1. 1 - 7 3 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -2 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 1 2 p a s s e n g e r ;
1 -5 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -9 p a s s e n g e r s t a t i o n w a g o n .
2. 197. ■
3. 1 - 9 p a s s e n g e r s t a t i o n w a g o n ( l i s t e d a b o v e ) f o r s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n
s t u d e n t s on ly .
4. 240 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d d u r i n g r e g u l a r s c h o o l y e a r .
42 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d f o r s u m m e r s c h o o l .
5. a . A p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 3 2 , 0 0 0 .
b. N o t a v a i l a b l e .
^—^4) S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of H a z e l P a r k
1. 1 -6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -12 p a s s e n g e r ; 1-9 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 189.
3. C h a r t e r f r o m S e r v i c a r f o r 2 s t u d e n t s in w h e e l c h a i r s .
4. 255 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d (229 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n , 2 6 v o c a t i o n a l
e d u c a t i o n ) .
a . $62 , 600
b. N o t a v a i l a b l e .
5.
jp r) L a m p h e r e P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 2 - 7 2 p a s s e n g e r ; 9 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 8 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n ) ;
1 -1 2 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n ) . ’
2. 766.
3. None.
4. 1505 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . . $ 1 3 5 , 000
b. $ 1 4 , 000 '
i^0>) M a d i s o n D i s t r i c t P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 3 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r . (H o w e v e r , 2 b u s e s w e r e m a n u f a c t u r e d in 1965
a n d c a n o n ly b e u s e d f o r s h o r t d i s t a n c e r u n s of a p p r o x i m a t e l y 15
m i l e s o r l e s s . )
2. 180.
3. 12 p a s s e n g e r m i n i v an ; c h a r t e r s e r v i c e f o r c e r t a i n s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n
s t u d e n t s ; c h a r t e r s e r v i c e s h a r e d w i t h H a z e l P a r k f o r v o c a t i o n a l
s t u d e n t s .
4. 151 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n a n d v o c a t i o n a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . A p p r o x i m a t e l y $27 , 000.
b. N o t a v a i l a b l e .
O a k P a r k S c h o o l D i s t r i c t
1. 9 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ;
2. 702.
v. 3. N o n e .
4 . 815 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $63 , 500 .
b. N ot a v a i l a b l e .
1 -3 0 p a s s e n g e r .
S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i ty of L i n c o l n P a r k
1. 5 b u s e s c h a r t e r e d .
2 . 2 0 0 .
3. 3 t a x i c a b s ( s h a r e d w i t h A l l e n P a r k ) f o r s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s .
4. 180 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d (130 r e t a r d e d , 50 t r a i n a b l e ) .
5. a . $44 , 000
b. N o n e .
M e l v i n d a l e - N o r t h A l l e n P a r k
1. 1 0 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r . .
2 . 6 0 0 . .
3. 9 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d by t a x i c a b ( h a r d of h e a r i n g a n d b l i n d s t u d e n t s ) .
4. 1, 398 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
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R e d f o r d U n io n S c h o o l D i s t r i c t No. 1
1. 2 0 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 1, 200.
3. N o n e .
4. 2, 953 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 1 8 4 , 726 .
b. $18 , 000.
l A 1) S c h o o l D i s t r i c t o f the C i t y of R i v e r R o u g e
1. N o b u s e s o w n e d .
2. N o n e .
3. l l d e a f , s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n , e t c . t r a n s p o r t e d b y t a x i c a b .
23 t r a i n a b l e s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d b y c h a r t e r e d b u s .
4 . ' 3 4 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d . .
5. a . $18 , 100. ‘
b . N o n e .
R i v e r v i e w C o m m u n i t y S c h o o l D i s t r i c t
1. 5 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 7 2 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 4 0 2 .
3. 5 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d b y t a x i c a b .
17 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d b y c o n t r a c t e d b u s .
4. 2, 522 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 5 6 , 2 1 7 ( i n c l u d i n g s p e c i a l s e r v i c e s l i s t e d u n d e r 3 a b o v e ) ,
b. $6 , 000 .
W l 3 ) S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of G a r d e n C i ty
1. 6 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 5 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 3 - 1 6 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 714 .
3. N o n e .
4. 1, 709 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 6 0 , 326.
b . $ 2 6 , 4 8 7 .
^ 1 4 ) S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of H a r p e r W o o d s
1. No b u s e s o w n e d .
2. N o n e .
3. 9 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d by t a x i c a b ( m e n t a l l y
h a n d i c a p p e d , s i g h t - s a v i n g , t r a i n a b l e ) .
4. 9 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $6^012.
b. N o n e .
T a y l o r S c h o o l D is t r i c t
1. 1 - 4 2 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 5 4 p a s s e n
2. 3, 8 88 .
3. N o n e .
4. 1 3 , 2 4 3 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 4 5 5 , 3 3 1 .
b . $60 , 300 .
5 5 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 9 - 1 2 p a s s e n g e r
W a y n e - W e s t l a n d C o m m u n i t y S c h o o l s
1. 2 4 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 4 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 0 - 7 8 p a s s e n g e r ; 8 - 7 2 p a s s e n g e
1 - 6 2 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n on ly ) .
2. 3 , 122 ( e x c l u s i v e of v a n s l i s t e d b e lo w ) .
3. 4 m i n i v a n s .
4. 5, 836 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. - a . $ 3 7 0 , 0 4 7 .
b . $ 3 8 , 4 8 8 .
S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of W y a n d o t t e
1. 1 - 4 8 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -60 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r .
1 c h a r t e r e d b u s f o r s p e c i a l p r o g r a m s t u d e n t s .
2. 174 ( e x c l u s i v e of c h a r t e r e d b u s ).
3. 14 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d by t a x i c a b ( d e a f a n d b l i n d s t u d e n t s ) .
4. 155 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $9,925.
b . $1,800.
C e n t e r l i n e P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 1 - 1 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 2 2 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -2 8 p a s s e n g e r ( a l l 3 u s e d f o r
s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s on ly) ; 2 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 9 - 7 2 p a s s e n g e r
2. 828 .
3. N o n e .
4. 1 , 8 3 4 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 1 1 6 , 7 4 1 .
b . $9, 944.
S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of E a s t D e t r o i t
1.
2 .
3.
4.
5.
3 _ 4 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 3 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 3 2 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -12 p a s s e n g e r
2 - 1 8 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -8 p a s s e n g e r ( o r t h o p e d i c s t u d e n t s ) .
324.
8 t a x i c a b s f o r 18 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s .
193 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
a . $ 1 3 1 , 2 0 0 .
b . A p p r o x i m a t e l y $17 , 000 . .
1 - 4 8 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 1 7 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n ) .
65 . .
N o n e .
65 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
a . $ 3 1 , 3 2 4 .
b . $1 , 250 .
(20) D e a r b o r n H e i g h t s S c h o o l D i s t r i c t No. 7
I J & i) A l l e n P a r k P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 3 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 3 t48 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 3 0 6 .
3. T a x i c a b s f o r s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s .
4 . 351 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 34 , 826 .
b . $2 , 580.
) S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the C i t y of D e a r b o r n .
1. 1 0 - 4 8 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 1 2 p a s s e n g e r .
2 . 4 9 2 .
3. N o n e .
4. 390 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $86 , 094.
b . $ 1 0 , 5 0 0 .
C h e r r y H i l l S c h o o l D i s t r i c t
1. 2 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ( u s e d f o r s p e c i a l e v e n t s ) ; 1 -4 8 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c i a l
e d u c a t i o n ) .
2. 306 .
3. 1 e c o n o l i n e v an , 12 p a s s e n g e r . •
4. 50 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d . .
5. a . $16 , 000.
b . N o t a v a i l a b l e .
CJ^LA) W a r r e n - C o n s o l i d a t e d S c h o o l s
1. 5 2 - 7 3 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 9 - 2 0 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n on ly ) .
2. 4, 176.
3. N o n e .
4. 7, 273 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d , i n c l u d i n g s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n .
5. a . $ 6 4 2 , 4 1 0 .
b . A p p r o x i m a t e l y $104 , 000.
-^(25) W a r r e n W o o d s P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 7 - 7 3 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 2 2 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -11 p a s s e n g e r
e c o n o l i n e .
2. 674.
3. N o n e .
4. 1, 550 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 90 , 443.
b . N o t a v a i l a b l e .
U e ^ 6 ) S o u t h L a k e S c h o o l s
1. 7 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 4 - 1 2 p a s s e n g e r e c o n o - w a g o n s .
2. 426 .
3. N o n e .
4. 1, 669 s tudents transported .
5. a . $ 6 9 , 732 ( 1 9 7 0 - 7 1 c o s t , e x c l u s i v e of v e h i c l e r e p l a c e m e n t ) ,
b. N o t a v a i l a b l e .
1^(Z 7) R o s e v i l l e S c h o o l D i s t r i c t
1. 7 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 4 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 3 - 3 6 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 792.
3. 2 s t a t i o n w a g o n s f o r s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s .
4. 1, 194 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 1 2 6 , 000 .
b. N o t a v a i l a b l e . .
L a k e v i e w P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 3 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 3 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 360 .
3. 3 s t a t i o n v / a g o n s .
4. 500 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $53 , 085.
b . N o t a v a i l a b l e .
^ 129) L a k e S h o r e P u b l i c S c h o o l s
1. 9 - 5 5 p a s s e n g e r ( m o d e l y e a r s - - 2 - 1 9 6 4 , 1 - 1 9 6 5 , 3 - 1 9 6 6 , 1 - 1 9 6 7 ,
2 - 1968 ) . .
2. 495 . .
3. 4 s t a t i o n w a o n s .
4. 192 s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . A p p r o x i m a t e l y $60 , 000 ( 1 9 7 1 - 7 2 ) .
b. N o t a v a i l a b l e .
' B O ^ o c h o o l D i s t r i c t of N o r t h D e a r b o r n H e i g h t s
1. 4 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 264.
3. 1 -1 2 p a s s e n g e r m i n i b u s f o r s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t s .
4. 750 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $ 2 8 , 4 7 3 .
b. $ 5 , 0 7 1 .
C r e s t w o o d S c h o o l D i s t r i c t
1. 3 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 5 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 - 1 7 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 515 .
3. N o n e .
4. 1, 312 s t u d e n t s t r a n s p o r t e d .
5. a . $20 , 856 . ' . .
b . $5,540.
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
1. N um ber of s c h o o l b u se s owned, l e a s e d or ch a r te re d by s c h o o l
d i s t r i c t and the rated capac i ty of eafch.
2. T o ta l ca p a c i ty of b u se s .
3. Other kinds of r egu lar daily transportat ion u t i l ized .
4. T ota l num ber of s tudents transported daily .
5. a . Annual Operating Cost ,
b. D e p r ec ia t io n Cost .
Inkster Pu b l ic Schools
1. 1 2 -60 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 T36 p a s s e n g e r (used for re tard ed students);
~ 1 - 1 6 p a s s e n g e r (with 3 w h ee l ch a ir s ta l l s ) ; 1 -1 6 p a s s e n g e r (for
h a r d - o f - h e a r in g s tudents) . „
2. 788.
3. None.
4. 839 s tudents transported .
5. a. $85, 196 (1972-73 budget)
b. $26, 120. 05.
F i t z g e r a l d Publ ic S c h o o ls
1. 8 b u se s l e a s e d
2.
3. None
4. 900 students transported .
v . 5. a. $72, 000.
/ b. - 0 -
T renton Publ ic Schools
1. 7 -7 2 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -20 p a s s e n g e r ; 1-8 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 752.
3. None
4. 1645 students transported .
5. a. $ 1 0 2 ,3 1 4 ' ,
b. $ 1 5 ,7 0 0
Schoo l D i s t r i c t of the City of R oya l Oak
1. 2 - 4 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 3-40 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 1 0 p a s s e n g e r (used for handicapped
pupils ) .
2. 228.
3. Charter s e r v i c e f r o m S e rv iC a r for handicapped students .
T ax i s e r v i c e for s p e c i a l education students
4. 137 s tudents transported .
5. a. A p p r o x im a te ly $ 2 7 ,2 0 0 .
b. $ 4 , 0 0 0 .
Van Dyke Pu bl ic Schoo ls
1. Owned - - 1 -6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 2 - 9 p a s s e n g e r
L e a s e d - - 1 - 5 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 9 - 6 6 pas'senger; 2 - 4 4 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 820
3. Charter s e r v i c e w ith Great Lakes T r a n s i t Co. (m ainly s p e c i a l ev en ts ) .
4. 3 5 0 0 -4 0 0 0 students transported daily, e x c l u s i v e of no. 3 above .
5. a. $169, 464
b. A p p r o x im a te ly $730.
S c h o o l D i s t r i c t of the City of Highland P a rk
1. 3 - 6 0 p a s s e n g e r ; 2-'66 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -12 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 324.
3. None.
4. 151 handicapped students transported . (Rem ain ing b u s e s m a in ly
u s e d for f i e ld tr ip s , s p e c ia l ev en ts , e t c . ) .
5. a . $56, 161
b. $15, 300.
W estw ood C om m u nity S choo l D i s t r i c t
1. 1 -6 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -55 p a s s e n g e r ; 1-12 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 131.
3. 5 - p a s s e n g e r sedan.
4. 137 s tudents transported .
5. a. A p p ro x im a te ly $ 2 7 ,2 0 0 ,
b. A p p r o x im a te ly $ 4, 000 .
B ir m in g h a m Pu bl ic S ch oo ls
1. 6 2 -6 6 p a s s e n g e r ; 10-8 p a s s e n g e r ( s p e c ia l education); 2 - 3 6 p a s s e n g e r
( s p e c ia l education).
2. 4 ,0 9 2
3. None
4. 6 ,5 1 3 s tudents tran sp or ted (1 ,2 5 0 parochia l; 5 ,2 6 3 public).
5. a. $554, 540 (1970-71)
b. $71, 300.
E c o r s e P u b l ic Schools
1. None
2. - 0
3. T a x i s and church bus u se d for s p e c i a l education s tudents .
4. 38 s tudents t ra n sp o r ted (al l s p e c i a l education).
5. a. $19, 278 .
e:
S ch o o l D i s t r i c t of the City of T ro y
1 2 9 - 6 6 p a s s e n g e r .
2. 1914 (if u se d for e l e m e n t a r y students);
1276 (if u se d for s e c o n d a ry s tudents) .
3 . C on trac t s e r v i c e w ith S e r v iC a r for .18-20 s p e c i a l education
s tu d en ts .
4. 4, 690 s tudents t ra n sp o r ted (in 3 sh i f t s ) .
5. a . $280, 548
b. $ 3 7 , 2 8 5 .
H a m t r a m c k P u b l ic S c h o o l s
• ■ . ■
1. 1 - 4 4 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -22 p a s s e n g e r ; 1 -12 p a s s e n g e r ( leased ) .
(u sed for s p e c i a l education only).
2 . 78.
3. None
4. 46 s p e c i a l education s tudents transported .
5. a . $ 2 8 , 2 1 6
b. - 0
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