Enterprise City Schools plans six new buses, uses fleet renewal funds to limit reserve growth
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Summary
The district plans to buy six school buses in FY2026, will apply $515,000 in state fleet renewal funds to that purchase, and says all route buses are now 10 years old or newer; the presentation described a rotating replacement plan and a spare bus fleet of 10 vehicles.
Enterprise City Schools told the board it plans to purchase six new school buses in the FY2026 budget year and to apply state fleet renewal funds to that purchase.
Jesse, finance staff, said the district’s fleet renewal allocation for the year is $515,000 and is calculated as a per‑bus amount for buses 10 years old or newer. “If your bus is 10 years old or newer, you get that allocation per bus,” Jesse said, adding that currently all route buses meet that standard and the district has 73 route buses plus 10 spare buses.
The district described an annual rotation plan: buy six new buses, move six current route buses into spare status, sell six spare buses and bring the new buses into regular service. Jesse said fleet renewal funds had grown during recent years and that staff had chosen to use A&T dollars for other allowable purchases this year while using the $515,000 fleet renewal allocation toward buses.
Other operational notes - District mechanics: Jesse said the district employs three mechanics who service the fleet. - Air conditioning: the most recent bus purchases made all route buses fully air‑conditioned; the presentation noted the last six replacements completed AC upgrades on older vehicles. - Maintenance savings: staff said keeping fleet younger than 10 years reduces major repair costs such as transmission or engine rebuilds.
Ending Transportation purchases and an active replacement schedule were presented as a plan to stabilize maintenance costs while preserving a reserve fund for unexpected needs.
