Technical Note for a Dataset of U.S. School Bus Fleets

The World Resources Institute (WRI) developed a dataset of U.S. school bus fleets by requesting records from state governments between March and November 2022. Covering 46 states and the District of Columbia, the data includes fuel types, model years, and seating capacities to help plan for electrification and grid upgrades. The dataset excludes four states (Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, and New Hampshire) and all U.S. territories.

• WRI researchers created a dataset of U.S. school bus fleets by submitting records requests to state governments between March and November 2022, subsequently harmonizing the data for multistate analysis. The dataset covers 46 states and the District of Columbia, providing details such as the serving school district, model year, fuel type, manufacturer, seating capacity, and ownership model, though the specific data available varies by state.
• The dataset is intended for environmental and equity applications, specifically for estimating greenhouse gas emission reductions or public health benefits from school bus electrification, planning electricity grid upgrades for electric transport, and identifying districts with the oldest, most polluting buses.
• The dataset has two primary limitations: it lacks data from four states (Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, and New Hampshire) and all U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), and it is affected by structural and methodological differences in the original state-level datasets.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Technical Note for a Dataset of U.S. School Bus Fleets. https://www.wri.org/research/technical-note-dataset-us-school-bus-fleets

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Technical Note for a Dataset of U.S. School Bus Fleets. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/technical-note-dataset-us-school-bus-fleets.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendtechnical, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Technical Note for a Dataset of U.S. School Bus Fleets}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/technical-note-dataset-us-school-bus-fleets}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }