Overview of Transportation Department

October 13, 2011 By Trent Keller

	Olympia Transportation Department provides transportation as needed to more than 1,800 students each day. There are 35 busses that are utilized to pick-up and drop-off students at 4 attendance centers in the Olympia School District and 8 out-of-district attendance centers in Central Illinois.
The Olympia Transportation Garage is located at 907 E. 800 North Road, south of the town of Stanford, Illinois at the Olympia Administration building. Our facilities are efficient and capable of supporting the following:
Most school busses are equipped with an onboard DVR/VCR type camera. Tapes can be reviewed at the Director of Transportation's office. Ability to support busses and onsite parking for staff and drivers. Full repair facilities, including lifts, power washers, parts washer for regular maintenance and light repair of all Olympia District busses and support vehicles. Driver support facility with meeting areas and a meeting room. New computerized routing software

Student Transportation Statistics	Year 08-09	Year 09-10	Year 10-11
Number of Students per day	2024	1973	2022
Number of Busses and Support Vehicles	35	35	35
Miles traveled during school year	675,480	677,029	684,756
Cost of Transportation per mile	$2.36	$2.53	$2.51