Chicago Public Schools
About 1,200 special education bus routes (about $122,250 each)
$146.7 million
Exact amount: $146,700,000.00
FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)
Our estimateAbout 14,000 students ride, which is about $10,479 per student. Routes are run by about 20 vendors.
CPS pays bus companies by contract, so the public can see how many routes and students there are but not what each route cost.
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Sources
- CPS FY2026 Budget Book, Student Transportation Services