Transportation

Amesbury Public Schools provides transportation to students as required by Massachusetts General Law. By Law, we are required to transport students who live 2 or more miles in Grades K through 6.

CLICK HERE: 2026 - 2027 School Bus Registration

Any new registrations submitted after this date must select the bus stop closest to their home address. Routes will be adjusted within the first three weeks of school to accommodate late registrations.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

For students that live less than 2 miles in grades K through grade 6 and/or students who are in grades 7 through grade 12, transportation services are provided for a fee. Fees will be waived for families that qualify for the free and reduced lunch program.

Applications will be sent to all families in the first day of school packets. If you believe you will qualify for this benefit please check the appropriate box for your student(s). If it is later determined that you do not qualify for free/reduced lunch, you will be asked to submit payment as listed below.

Transportation Fees for the 2026-2027 school year are:
Single Rider = $250.00
Family Cap = $500.00

Payment in FULL or a deposit of at least 50% is due at the time of registration for EACH CHILD REGISTERED.

Balance is due on/before October 1, 2026
PLEASE NOTE - NO INVOICES WILL BE SENT. It is your responsibility to remember pay remaining balances by October 1
HOW TO PAY:
1. Credit card via this link: UNIPAY
2. Checks payable to: Amesbury Public Schools | Attn: Daniel Grayton| 5 Highland Street | Amesbury, MA 01913

Bus passes will be distributed to students in school during the month of September. Students will be allowed to board buses without a bus pass up until October 1st.

Please direct registration or payment questions to:
Daniel Grayton, Interim Director of Finance & Operations
Daniel.Grayton@amesburyma.org
5 Highland Street | Amesbury, MA 01913
Phone: 978-388-0507 | Fax: 978-388-8315

2025 - 2026 Bus Routes

Elementary Bus Routes

Middle School Bus Routes

High School Bus Routes

Student Conduct on School Buses

EEAC-R1 - STUDENT CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUSES
Any student using school provided transportation shall be subject to appropriate regulations. School principals are required to establish specific rules and regulations that apply to their individual schools based upon School Committee policy. While individual or unique incidents of disruptive behavior may occur, the regulations related to student behavior, applicable to all student riders, which are expressly stated by the School Committee, include, but are not limited to, the following:

Procedures for Drivers, Administrators, and Parents

In case of misconduct on a bus, the incident will be reported to the school principal on the proper form. The school principal will report the incident in writing to the parent/guardian concerned, with a copy to the Superintendent of Schools. Based on the reported incident, the principal may suspend the individual student's bus privileges.
In case of repetition by the same student, the principal may suspend the student´s transportation privileges until a conference with the student's parent/guardian is held to discuss the individual student's behavior.
If a satisfactory solution to the student's behavior, which provides for the safety and welfare of other student bus riders, cannot be reached, the student´s transportation privileges may be terminated. Parents may appeal a decision to the Superintendent of Schools. The responsibility for transporting the student to school will then rest with the parent/guardian.

Loading and Unloading at Bus Stop

Riders must be on time. Bus drivers will not wait.
Riders will enter or leave the bus at regular stops only.
Orderly behavior and respect for private property will be required.
Instructions and directions of the driver must be followed by the riders.

Required Conduct Aboard the Bus

Riders must remain in their seats when the bus is in motion.
Whistling and shouting are not permitted.
Profanity and obscene language are forbidden.
Smoking and eating are prohibited.
Prohibitive disturbances include but are not limited to the following

- Pushing or wrestling;
- Annoying other passengers or disturbing their possessions;
- Disturbing the driver;
- Throwing objects within the bus or out of windows;
- Climbing over seats;
- Opening or closing windows;
- Leaning out of windows;
- Littering the bus; and
- Any other disorderly behavior.

Parents will be held responsible for any defacing or damaging of the bus.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are bus routes determined?

To prevent bus overcrowding, bus routes are determined by your home address. All riders must ride on their home bus route. Early registration is essential to determine bus routes. Routes are created based on registrations received by the deadline. Late registrations result in potential bus overcrowding and routes needing to be redone which could result in your student needing to be switched to a different bus.

When are bus routes shared for the upcoming school year?

What if my student's stop isn't listed on the bus routes?

The first few weeks of school with bus transportation are always challenging. Salter Transportation is asking you to do the following if you don't see your stop listed:

Have your student go to the closest stop near you until corrections can be made.
Call Salter at 978-462-6433
Provide your student's name, address, school, and any additional information
Salter will review your request and reply back

After the first couple of weeks, Salter will re-send the District an updated copy of the routes which we will repost on this page. Thank you for your patience at the beginning of each school year!

How do I determine if my student qualifies for free transportation?

To determine eligibility for free transportation, which is available ONLY to students in Grades K through 6, we use Google Maps to determine walking distance. ONLY STUDENTS in Kindergarten through Grade 6 can potentially qualify for this eligibility. All students in Grades 7 through 12 must pay for bus transportation.

Students who have been approved for free or reduced lunch will have transportation fees waived.

My student hasn't received their bus pass, what should we do?

Bus passes are issued once payment has been received or when a student's eligibility for free transportation has been confirmed. We also will not issue a bus pass if there is an outstanding balance from previous school years.

All students may ride the bus for the month of September while passes are being finalized. Starting October 1st of each year, students must have the current year's bus pass to be able to ride the bus.

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