Transportation

New for the 2024-25 School Year: The Penn Hills School District has made changes to a handful of bus routes for the 2024-25 school year. These changes will impact a very limited number of families and students in grades 6-12 only.

Students attending Penn Hills Elementary, Linton Middle School or Penn Hills Senior High School: All students in grades K-12 who reside within the Penn Hills School District's borders and attend one of the district's schools will ride a district bus, operated by Krise Transportation. 

All students in grades K-5: All students in grades K-5, regardless of school location, will ride a district bus, operated by Krise Transportation. 

Students attending Environmental Charter Middle School and High School or Westinghouse Arts Academy: Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the following transportation changes have been made:

• Students in grades 6-12 who attend one of these schools will receive a Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) monthly bus pass and utilize PRT busing to travel to and from school. 
• Students in grades K-5 who attend one of these schools will continue to ride a district bus, operated by Krise Transportation.
• If a student in grades 6-12 has a younger sibling who rides the district bus, the older student may ride the bus with them.
• Students who receive a monthly bus pass may use their pass to travel to and from other events such as after-school activities or work. 

The schools NOT affected include:

• All special needs schools
• Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University
• Catalyst Academy
• Central Catholic High School
• Cheswick Christian Academy
• Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy
• City of Bridges High School
• Divine Mercy Academy
• Environmental Charter Primary and Intermediate Schools
• Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory Schools
• Greater Works Christian School
• Holy Family Catholic School
• Imani Christian Academy
• Kentucky Avenue School
• Life Male STEAM Academy
• Manchester Academic Charter Elementary and Middle Schools
• Mother of Sorrows School
• Oakland Catholic High School
• Penn Hills Charter of Entrepreneurship
• Pittsburgh Urban Christian School (PUCS)
• Propel Andrew Street High School, Braddock Hills, East K-8, Hazelwood K-8, Homestead K-8, McKeesport K-8 and Pitcairn K-8
• Provident Charter School Central and West
• Redeemer Lutheran School
• Sacred Heart Elementary School
• Saint Benedict the Moor School of Pittsburgh
• Serra Catholic High School
• Shady Side Academy's Country Day, Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
• Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy
• St. Bede School
• St. Edmund's Academy
• The Ellis School
• The Neighborhood Academy
• Trinity Christian School
• Universal Academy of Pittsburgh
• Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter and 6-12 Charter Schools
• Waldorf School of Pittsburgh

Krise Transportation has been contracted to provide transportation for Penn Hills students, including charter, parochial, and non-public students, who can show proof of Penn Hills residency (two utility bills and a driver's license). Krise operations are monitored by PHSD Administration, and the Penn Hills School District has a shared commitment to safe pupil transportation. We accomplish this by adhering to district policies as well as the Pennsylvania Department of Education's guidelines for student transportation. Bus stops are community gathering places that are located in the most secure areas possible. Parents/guardians are responsible for getting their student(s) to and from the bus stop in the morning and afternoon.

Students returning to the same Charter, Parochial or Non-Public School:  To receive transportation through the Penn Hills School District, students who attend charter, parochial, or non-public schools must complete a Request for Transportation form each school year and for each student.  

Students changing school buildings to a Charter, Parochial or Non-Public School and students newly enrolling in a Charter, Parochial or Non-Public School:  To receive transportation through the Penn Hills School District, students who attend charter, parochial, or non-public schools must register with the district by contacting one of the PHSD registration offices at 412-793-7000 at ext 7113, 6124 or ext 5284.  Once registered, a Request for Transportation Form must be submitted for each student.

Please be advised that all busses are equipped with video and audio recording equipment. Penn Hills School District