Patrol releases data on recent school bus inspections

Three Texas County school districts received perfect scores during the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s annual bus inspection, the agency said.

They are Cabool, Success and Plato. Among them, they maintain 32 buses.

At Houston, 93.7 percent of its 16-bus fleet was approved. One was deemed defective. 93.7 percent was approved at Licking; one was deemed out of service. 90.9 percent was approved at Summersville; one was deemed out of service.

At Raymondville, two of the four buses were approved, one was considered defective and one was deemed out of service.

Missouri’s 2024 school bus inspection results show:

• School buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection – 10,055
• School buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection – 895
• School buses rated as “out-of-service” upon initial inspection – 410

Buses with identified defective components require repair within 10 days. Buses placed out-of-service require correction of the component(s), and reinspection and a return to service by Patrol personnel prior to further usage in transporting passengers.

A total of 262 Missouri school districts earned the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence award for 2024. During the 2024-2025 school year, 4,931 buses in these award-winning fleets are eligible to display the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of the bus.

“Through the unified effort of Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel and pupil transportation professionals statewide, the successful inspection of 11,360 school buses occurred in accordance with Missouri revised state statutes,” said Colonel Olson. “The Patrol, Missouri schools, and private pupil transportation companies share the common goal of keeping our school children safe while they travel on school buses.”

Missouri school bus inspection results are a matter of public record. Individual school district results for 2024 are available at https://tinyurl.com/4u7k3m4w . School bus inspection criteria, including Missouri State Highway Patrol out-of-service criteria are available at https://tinyurl.com/y66jky49 .

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