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.
Provincial 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 Division | 150 |
| Red Deer Catholic School Division | 138 |
| Grande Prairie Catholic School Division | 137 |
| Grande Yellowhead School Division | 135 |
| Northland School Division | 115 |
| Pembina Hills School Division | 110 |
| St. Paul School Division | 110 |
| Livingstone Range School Division | 107 |
| High Prairie School Division | 99 |
| High Prairie School Division - Ward 4 | 99 |
| Northern Gateway School Division | 99 |
| Clearview School Division | 98 |
| High Prairie School Division - Ward 1 | 98 |
| Horizon School Division | 97 |
| Peace River School Division | 97 |
| Prairie Rose School Division | 97 |
| Fort Vermilion School Division | 95 |
| High Prairie School Division - Ward 2 | 95 |
| Golden Hills School Division | 86 |
| High Prairie School Division - Ward 3 | 65 |
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 |
| 2021 | 4253 | 769751 |
| 2022 | 4075 | 786185 |
| 2023 | 4053 | 813561 |
| 2024 | 4167 | 846767 |
| 2025 | 4125 | 862080 |
| 2026 | 4040 | 865655 |
| 2027 | 3965 | 865250 |
| 2028 | 3945 | 865570 |
| 2029 | 3910 | 865330 |
| 2030 | 3835 | 867615 |
| 2031 | 3770 | 867730 |
| 2032 | 3720 | 866785 |
| 2033 | 3655 | 864480 |
| 2034 | 3560 | 860055 |
| 2035 | 3495 | 855095 |
| 2036 | 3450 | 850990 |
| 2037 | 3385 | 848225 |
| 2038 | 3315 | 846295 |
| 2039 | 3265 | 846310 |
| 2040 | 3240 | 848770 |
| 2041 | 3165 | 853100 |
| 2042 | 3130 | 859645 |
| 2043 | 3115 | 866350 |
| 2044 | 3120 | 872225 |
| 2045 | 3135 | 879875 |
| 2046 | 3160 | 888930 |
| 2047 | 3200 | 899595 |
| 2048 | 3205 | 911645 |
| 2049 | 3260 | 925120 |
| 2050 | 3290 | 939900 |
| 2051 | 3325 | 955875 |