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Transportation Supporting Data

Route Costs Explained

The infographic below shows the costs of purchasing and operating a school bus and the number of students required to break even. These numbers do not reflect the cost of repairs and maintenance on the bus.

Transportation Information FAQProvincial Ride Times

The chart below illustrates the longest ride times for school bus riders from school divisions in the province.

Division

Longest Route (minutes)

Wolf Creek School Division150
Red Deer Catholic School Division138
Grande Prairie Catholic School Division137
Grande Yellowhead School Division135
Northland School Division115
Pembina Hills School Division110
St. Paul School Division110
Livingstone Range School Division107
High Prairie School Division99
High Prairie School Division - Ward 499
Northern Gateway School Division99
Clearview School Division98
High Prairie School Division - Ward 198
Horizon School Division97
Peace River School Division97
Prairie Rose School Division97
Fort Vermilion School Division95
High Prairie School Division - Ward 295
Golden Hills School Division86
High Prairie School Division - Ward 365

Population Projections

The charts below show the population projections for children ages 5-18 in the HPSD service region over the next 25 years. The projection in the HPSD service region is downward until 2043. The provincial projection for those ages during the next 25 years projects year-to-year growth or decline.

The data is from the Government of Alberta's website, https://www.alberta.ca/demographic-statistics.

Population (Ages 5-18)

Year

HPSD

Alberta

20214253769751
20224075786185
20234053813561
20244167846767
20254125862080
20264040865655
20273965865250
20283945865570
20293910865330
20303835867615
20313770867730
20323720866785
20333655864480
20343560860055
20353495855095
20363450850990
20373385848225
20383315846295
20393265846310
20403240848770
20413165853100
20423130859645
20433115866350
20443120872225
20453135879875
20463160888930
20473200899595
20483205911645
20493260925120
20503290939900
20513325955875

HPSD Population ProjectionAlberta Population Projection