Transportation
Each year, nearly half of the state’s 750,000 students ride a school bus to or from school. Since the 1950s, South Carolina has owned, fueled, and maintained the fleet of school buses that transport students to and from its public schools. Currently, the state utilizes 5,600 school buses. Spartanburg Four operates twenty-four state buses, four activity buses, and three minibuses.
Each day nearly 1,600 students are transported on Spartanburg School District Four buses to our schools, RD Anderson Applied Technology Center, Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, Brookwood Academy, Master Skills Center, Spartanburg Community College, USC Upstate, and other satellite campuses in Spartanburg County. Spartanburg School District Four is the largest district in Spartanburg County geographically and our buses travel over 1,500 miles each day.
Transportation plays a vital role in Spartanburg County School District Four. The Transportation Department’s main objective is to transport your children to and from school safely, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
2025-2026 School Year
All students must have a completed and approved bus form on file prior to riding the bus. Parents are strongly encouraged to complete bus forms online in PowerSchool Parent Portal prior to registration on July 24th to ensure that transportation needs are met in a timely and efficient manner. Bus drivers will notify parents about stop locations and times on August 7th and 8th.
My Ride K-12
Spartanburg Four has been using Traversa, a student transportation software, for the past four years that has allowed routes to be more efficient and provide more accurate details of individual routes and route modifications. Parents and students are highly encouraged to access their bus stop location, route, pick-up and drop-off times via the My Ride K-12 mobile app or website. To sign-up, scan the QR code or use the web address below:
https://sites.google.com/spartanburg4.org/traversa-ride-360-instructions/
Notification of Delays
Occasionally, bus delays may occur due to driver illness, mechanical problems, etc. To aid parents in obtaining information concerning interruptions in bus schedules, the district has implemented an automated calling service. A message will inform you of any delays. To receive these messages, phone numbers must be updated with the school main office.
Contact
Parents should contact Bryan Ard, Director of Transportation, at (864) 476-3158 to discuss transportation issues or concerns. Parents should not contact bus drivers directly. Please visit Spartanburg School District Four’s website for additional information.
Education starts with a bus ride!