Complete schoolbus guide for DC families — DCPS yellow schoolbus service, Kids Ride Free Metro, and how students get to school.
DC Public Schools provides schoolbus service (yellow schoolbus, also written “school bus”) primarily for students with disabilities who have transportation written into their Individualized Education Program (IEP). General-education students typically do not receive a dedicated schoolbus and use Metro, Metrobus, or family transportation instead.
Official source: DCPS Transportation Services
DC residents enrolled in any school in the District — public, charter, private, or parochial — are eligible for free Metrorail and Metrobus rides on school days through the Kids Ride Free program. Students receive a registered SmarTrip card that works on Metrorail, Metrobus, and the DC Circulator.
Official source: Kids Ride Free DC
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Most DC high schools and many middle schools are within walking distance of a Metrorail station. Metrobus reaches every neighborhood in the District. Use the ward pages below to find schools and their nearest transit options.
Official source: WMATA (Metro)
DC has extensive Safe Routes to School signage near elementary schools and a growing network of protected bike lanes. The District's Safe Routes to School program is run by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT).
Official source: DDOT Safe Routes to School
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