Bennington Public Schools will be mapping out bus routes and communicating stops to families the week before school starts. In order to have the most accurate routes possible, all bus registrations need to be completed by Thursday, August 7th.

BPS provides free transportation to students living more than four (4) miles from their assigned school. Transportation is also available to students living less than four (4) miles and more than one (1) mile from their assigned school for a fee. The cost of transportation is $175.00 per semester per student ($350.00 maximum per semester per family). Payments may be made by the month, by the semester, or annually.

If you qualify for transportation services or would like to sign up, you may complete the request through the Student Verification process. When asked how your student will be getting to and from school, select “Bus”. You will be notified by mail by the Transportation Department with pick up times and locations the week before school starts.

All students are required to have a bus pass to ride the bus.

Bus passes are good through a student’s senior year. 

Bus passes for NEW riders will be available at the school’s back to school night if you were registered for bussing by August 7th. 

If you have completed the online student verification and signed them up for the bus by August 7th and do not have any outstanding transportation fees, yes, your student will be able to ride the bus on the first day of school. 

If your student does not have any outstanding transportation fees, the transportation department will start working on adding your student to the bus route and creating a bus pass if they are a new rider. This may take up to 72 hours to complete before your student will be able to start riding the bus. 

Families will receive a letter with the times and locations of pick-ups and drop-offs for each route. In order to ensure routes are as accurate as possible, letters will not be mailed until the week before school starts.

If your student rode the bus last year, they will need to continue to use the previous bus pass. 

If your student is a NEW bus rider, you will receive their bus pass at back to school night if you registered by August 7th. 

If you are not able to locate your student’s pass, you can purchase a replacement for $25. To request a replacement pass, please contact your student’s building secretary. 

If you have an outstanding balance from the previous year, your student will not be added to a bus route. All balances need to be paid prior to being added to the routes. If you have an outstanding balance, you will not receive route information in the mail. Please contact the Transportation Department at 402-238-2902 if you have any questions.

For more information, please visit the transportation website at

The Bennington Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Students: Mr. Dan Bombeck, Director of Student Services, 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (dbombeck@bennps.org). Employees and Others: Dr. Matt Blomenkamp, Assistant Superintendent 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (mblomenkamp@bennps.org). Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 601 East 12th Street, Room 353, Kansas City, MO 64106, (800) 368-1019 (voice), Fax (816) 426-3686, (800) 537-7697 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.

The Bennington Public School District is committed to offering employment and educational opportunity to its employees and students in a climate free of discrimination. Accordingly, unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation of any kind by District employees, including, co-workers, non-employees (such as volunteers), third parties and others is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.