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Boone County Schools report: buses ran nearly 20,000 morning routes in first 43 days; 98% arrived on time
Summary
Assistant superintendent Kim Best and transportation director presented route-level data showing 19,780 morning routes and 663,218 miles in the first 43 days; 98% of routes arrived on time, average lateness for late buses was seven minutes, with targeted staffing and route changes underway.
Boone County Schools presented a data-driven review of bus performance at the board meeting, showing the scale of district transportation and recent efforts to reduce lateness.
Assistant Superintendent Kim Best told trustees the district analyzed the first 43 days of the school year (data cutoff Oct. 16) and found that the district ran 19,780 morning routes totaling 663,218 miles. "98% of our routes do arrive to school on time," Best said, citing the district's calculations.
Best provided additional detail on late runs: the average lateness for late buses was about seven minutes, and the recorded range of lateness extended from one minute to 52 minutes. There were 317 late arrivals in the sample period; 54% of late occurrences were in the first month and that share fell to 46% afterward. A small number of extreme incidents — 13 occurrences between 21 and 52 minutes late — drove some of the higher numbers early in the year and were linked to special-education route length and isolated breakdowns or accidents.
The presentation also broke down staffing and route vacancies by cluster: at the time of reporting District 1 sat at two vacant full routes and three half routes; District 2 had two vacancies; District 3 (the Union area) reported no vacancies after recent hires; District 4 (special transportation) had one vacancy. The district reported a reduction in daily "doubles" (two-route runs by a single driver) from an average of 41 per day last year to 34 per day this year, and noted nine drivers were currently in training.
Board members praised the transparency and asked questions about causes and next steps. "Who knew?" one trustee joked after Best compared their punctuality favorably to the airline industry; Best emphasized the work to fill vacant routes, restructure long routes and train new drivers as ways to reduce lateness further.
Provenance: Presentation began at SEG 755 and continued through SEG 946; direct quotes from Kim Best at SEG 801–803. Financial and route counts referenced in SEG 785–791 and vacancy/doubles details in SEG 887–902.
What this means: The data shows high overall reliability but also highlights isolated, high-impact incidents and driver staffing as areas the district is actively addressing.
