New York City Student Transportation Service Sites

OPT provides transportation service to schools, offices, and Pre-K/EI sites within or near New York City. The dataset lists sites receiving services, which can include yellow school buses, ambulances, coach buses, MetroCards, or reimbursement. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map service locations using Latitude and Longitude to analyze geographic coverage and density.
• Analyze Site_Type and Affiliation to compare transportation resource allocation across public, private, and religious schools.
• Identify sites with Door_To_Door_Service or Stop_To_School_Service for routing and capacity planning.
• Filter by State and Zip to assess cross-border transportation logistics into New Jersey or Connecticut.
• Track service changes over time using the School_Year column for longitudinal analysis.

Strengths

• Contains geographic coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for spatial analysis.
• Includes 18 distinct columns detailing service types, location, and site information.
• Covers sites up to fifty miles from New York City limits across three states.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Temporal coverage and update frequency beyond the last update date are unspecified.
• Does not include field trip destinations, limiting analysis of all student travel.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Collected by the Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) on sites receiving its services.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-01.

Geography

Locations within New York City or up to fifty miles from its limits in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.