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Why Are There So Few School Buses in California?

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A line of kids boards a yellow school bus.
Across the country about 40% of school-aged kids ride a school bus. In California, that number is closer to 8%. ( Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Episode Transcript

Have you ever noticed how few school buses there are in California? A survey by the Federal Highway Administration found that nationally, almost 40% of school-aged kids ride a school bus. In California, that number is only 8%. Why? It goes back to a state constitutional amendment passed in 1978. In this episode from Bay Curious, producer Katrina Schwartz dives into how this proposition led to California’s lack of school buses.


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