Bus registration for the 2024-2025 school year is available online through the MySchoolBucks portal. Each student within your household that requires transportation must be registered separately. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Online bus registration opens on Monday, June 2nd for the 2025-2026 school year, and remains open until Friday, August 22nd.

Note: Buses often reach capacity prior to deadline, please register early.

Any registration requests made after August 22nd may not be assigned a bus until after September 8th (if space is available). 

The bus fee for the 2025-2026 school year is $500 per student.

Who pays the bus fee?

• All elementary students (grades K-6) who reside LESS than 2 miles from their elementary school and wish to ride the bus must pay a bus fee.

• All students in grades 7-12 pay a fee to ride the bus.

All payments must be made online or via check made out and sent to the following:

Belmont Public Schools
C/O Business Office - Busing
644 Pleasant Street
Belmont, MA 02478

Payments must be received by the prescribed date to finalize registration.  

Students in grades K-6 who reside MORE than 2 miles from their elementary school and wish to ride the bus DO NOT pay the fee, but still have to register.

Families may apply for a fee waiver based on financial hardship so that no student is denied bus transportation. For information on how to apply, please visit this financial assistance page.

For more information, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page.