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State of Our Schools: GCS Tries to Keep its Head Above Water as Facilities Needs Flood In

A firefight. That’s how long-time Guilford County Schools (GCS) operations employees describe the work needed to repair the district’s aging facilities. 

Currently, GCS is comprised of 120 schools and more than 300 facilities totaling over 12 million square feet. Many of the buildings were built before Neil Armstrong’s 1969 moon landing. Just like Armstrong, GCS has taken steps forward to address infrastructure challenges, but funding limitations and deferred maintenance have often caused us to lose ground. Why? The short and fast answer is money. But GCS leaders say it will take a little more than cash to get facilities where they need to be. 

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21st-Century learning: Guilford County Schools Opens Four New Schools

Guilford County Schools (GCS) is ushering in a new era of education with the opening of four new state-of-the-art facilities.  

In the 2024-2025 school year, four new schools welcomed students and staff through their doors: Claxton Elementary, Peck K-8 Expeditionary Learning, Brooks Global Studies and Foust Elementary schools.  

Each building has brought new life into its community. Students, staff and parents alike are all excited about the possibilities for their children. “There is no other elementary school that I would want for my 2nd grade daughter and young son,” Tiffany Estes said.  

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Transportation

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APPLY NOW for 2025-26 Transportation

Will your child be a new bus rider, be attending a new school or have a new address for next year? Secure your bus route by requesting transportation today!

tRansportation Preference Form

Frequently Asked Questions

We are committed to providing safe, on-time bus transport to all our eligible students, every day.  

Transportation employs over 800 staff members to support the transportation of GCS students. Our transportation service area is comprised of 16 operation zones, which includes a full turn-key maintenance division, safety and training operation, routing and scheduling division and central office support staff. 

Reminders for Families:

We appreciate the patience of our families and ask them to please remember to follow the directions of the bus drivers for safety and seating assignments.

Transportation Call Center:

Please contact us at (888) 511-4GCS (4427) for any of the following: 
 

Monday - Friday; 6:00am - 9:00pm (EST)

  • Late or Missing Buses
  • Bus Driver/Bus Staff Inquiries
  • Request Bus Information 
  • Lost and Found

 

32,000+ Students

Board our yellow buses every day.

 

480+  Buses

 

47,000+ miles a day

by friendly skilled drivers

 

School Bus Eligibility

GCS will provide transportation services for eligible students to and from their assigned stop location. It is important to maintain an accurate residence address for every student with the attending school.

Bus Transportation for Choice Programs

The Transportation Department will make a reasonable effort to provide transportation for students attending certain choice programs.  Transportation eligibility is based on the program's feeder pattern. 

For more details on transportation services available to students attending choice programs, click here for Bus Transportation for GCS Choice Schools and Programs.

Reassignment Requests

If you have requested a reassignment for your child’s school, depending on the location of your home address and the school in which your child is assigned, you may not receive transportation services.

*For example: You live in the Northeast district (McLeansville/Sedalia area) and want your child to go to Page High School.  In this case, transportation would not be provided.

Non-Transport Zones

Non-transport zones are also referred to as "walk zones".  In accordance with State law, GCS does not automatically provide transportation for students who live within 1.5 miles of their assigned school.  Local Board of Education policy allows the Transportation Department to establish non-transport zones within one and one half miles around a school based on walkability and cost factors.  Once established, the non-transport zone applies to all students within the designated area regardless of grade level.

 

Here Comes The Bus

What is Here Comes The Bus?     

Here Comes The Bus (HCTB) is a mobile tracking app that uses global positioning system (GPS) technology to locate and track your child’s school bus through the HCTB app or website.

When you sign up for Here Comes The Bus, you'll see:

To learn more about Here Comes The Bus, please click any of the links below: 

  • Bus number, bus stop location and scheduled bus stop times
  • The real-time location of your child’s bus on a map
  • Scheduled and actual arrival times at home and school for bus routes
  • Push and email notifications when the bus is near

 To sign-up for a HCTB account, parents will need an active email address, the GCS school code (87491) and the student ID number.  

Here Comes The Bus FAQs

HTCB Flyer - English

HCTB Flyer - Spanish

The registration code for Guilford County Schools is 87491.

Here Comes The Bus can also be accessed through your mobile device.  

           

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