CPS transportation chief reports 92% yellow‑bus on‑time rate, outlines routing, equity and budget pressures

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Cincinnati Public Schools Chief Operations Officer Chris Burkhart told the board that yellow‑bus on‑time performance is 92% and outlined transit mapping, Metro pass usage and rising special‑transportation costs; trustees pressed for grade‑level data, cost‑per‑school figures and equity analyses.

Chris Burkhart, Cincinnati Public Schools' chief operations officer, told the board on April 6 that the district’s yellow‑bus on‑time rate is 92% and that anchor‑time performance (arrivals 20 minutes before school) sits at about 79.7 percent.

Burkhart said GPS reporting remains strong — about 96% — and described the district’s shift toward tracking what students actually do on a day‑to‑day basis rather than only planned routes. He said the district has issued roughly 12,000 Metro passes this school year (about 10,000 for CPS students and 2,000 for non‑CPS schools) and that of the 12,000 passes, roughly 7,000 are direct trips from home to school while about 5,000 require a transfer.

"So you'll see our, on time percentage for yellow bus is at 92%," Burkhart told trustees. "Your first question is gonna be…

CPS transportation chief reports 92% yellow‑bus on‑time rate, outlines routing, equity and budget pressures

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