Student Transportation Eligibility by School Year

Student transportation eligibility data is documented by OPT school code and school year. The dataset originates from data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in October 2025. It categorizes students as eligible for door-to-door or stop-to-school transportation services.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in 'Eligible door to door students' versus 'Eligible stop to school students' by 'School_Year' to forecast transportation demand.
• Allocate transportation resources by grouping and summing eligible student counts per 'OPT Code'.
• Identify schools with high proportions of door-to-door eligible students for specialized service planning using the 'OPT Code' and eligibility columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with four distinct columns for clear analysis.
• Includes a temporal dimension via the 'School_Year' column for time-series comparison.
• Sourced from an official city data portal (data.cityofnewyork.us).

Limitations

• The total number of rows and historical depth are unknown, limiting assessment of scope.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing verification of data formats and value ranges.
• Lacks demographic or geographic columns to assess potential service area biases.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Summary of documented students, likely from official school transportation program records.

Time Range

Covered by the 'School_Year' column, specific range unknown.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-10-08.

Geography

Likely New York City, given the source, but not explicitly stated in provided fields.