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Arranging Bus Transportation

To arrange transportation please complete our Transportation Form by clicking the button below. If your student finished the 2025-2026 school year on the bus, they are already registered in our system and there is no need to complete the form again. If your address, phone, email or any other information has changed, please complete the form to update our system.

 

Arrange Bus Transportation

Transportation in Ephrata

The Ephrata School District operates 40 school buses that, together, travel more than 200,000 miles on 29 routes each school year. Buses are inspected by the Washington State Patrol three times a year to ensure that students and drivers are kept safe at all times. Our in-house mechanics perform regular maintenance and repair issues as needed. Safety is our top priority.

We staff more than 30 bus drivers, along with substitute drivers and bus monitors to keep our buses moving. Each day, more than 2,000 Ephrata students ride a bus.

Ephrata buses are busy! We run 20 general routes, four special education routes and four preschool routes depending student enrollment. Our drivers are amazing and helpful. Make sure to brake for them (and give them a wave) when you see them in action.

  • We're looking for Bus Drivers!

    Join our professional team and be a part of the driving force behind education.

    • Exceptional Benefits package
    • Certified CDL Training
    • Great Work Schedule
       

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  • To request transportation or change current transportation needs please contact Tiger Cub Preschool at (509) 754-7547.

    Please Note:

    • Changes take a week to process.
    • Requests will be denied if not within district boundaries.

  • BUS RULES FORM

    The Bus Rules Form describes the rules students must obey when riding a school bus. This form must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to your child's bus driver. Please complete a form for each child.
     

     
    Kindergarten Release Form
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    The Ephrata School District requires kindergarten students to be released to a parent / guardian or designated sibling. This form must be completed to identify an older sibling or alternate adult to which your child will be released. Please return this form to your bus driver or the Transportation Department.

  • All private school families must sign a contract and pay for transportation before the student(s) is/are allowed to ride the bus.

    TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION

    1. Contact the Transportation Department or (509) 754-3311 to determine mileage / total fees due.
    2. Complete the contract below (including written amount due) and take it to the District Office (111 4th Ave. NW). We accept exact cash or check.
    3. Once paid, our Transportation Department will be in contact to confirm placement, discuss route and answer any other questions you may have.

     

A bright yellow school bus parked on a street.

Transportation Department
(509) 754-3311
transportation@ephrataschools.org

Director of Transportation
Adam Roduner
(509) 754-3311

 

 

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