Let's Go Back to School! How to Drive a School Bus

Aug 6 / Erin Ford

Back to school time, a time that parents adore, that teachers and students dread, and that makes school districts panic because there aren’t enough bus drivers! In 2024, 91% of school districts across the country reported continued bus driver shortages, with 38% of districts having to pull staff from their other duties to drive buses. I’m sure your town is as full of billboards, buses with signs parked near major roadways, yard signs, and segments and commercials with the local news advertising bus driver positions as mine is.

Maybe you’re one of those school staff members who are getting pulled to drive a bus, maybe you need a side hustle and one of those ads around town caught your attention, or maybe you just got your dream job of coaching or directing band and you just found out that you have to drive the bus to all the away events. No matter how you got here, you’re ready to get your school bus endorsement, and we can help!


What you'll need

  • A valid Class A or B CDL
  • A Passenger Endorsement
  • A School Bus Endorsement
  • Lots of focus and patience

How We Can Help

Many school districts offer Behind-the-Wheel training to get your CDL and Endorsements. Your school’s Behind-the-Wheel training + our online Theory training is the perfect combination to get you on the road in a school bus.

We offer School Bus and Passenger Endorsement ELDT Theory courses here for only $49 each!

And if you do not have your full CDL yet, we also offer Class A and B ELDT Theory courses here.

As a registered provider with the FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry, our School Bus and Passenger Endorsement ELDT theory courses meet all CFR and FMCSA regulations. Like all our courses, the School Bus and Passenger ELDT courses are self-paced and are designed with industry experts and professional educators to ensure that what you learn in the courses sticks with you long after you finish the training.

School bus drivers are literally transporting our future, which is why we want to make sure that you have the best training possible!