Transportation Information Management System North Carolina Pupil Transporta on Service Indicators Report 2016 2017
June, 2017 North Carolina pupil transporta on professionals respond daily to a large variety of circumstances and challenges as they provide an essen al service to nearly 800,000 students. Some districts serve large geographic areas; others serve rela vely small areas. There are populous, rapidly growing urban districts and very rural ones, some of which are seeing popula on loss. Such disparate condi ons have a large impact on the ability of the State to provide a uniform level of transporta on service across s. In addi on to varia ons in geography and demography, varia ons in local policy affect the everyday experiences of students as they travel to and from school. One of the most important tools available to Local Educa on Agency (s in our state is the Transporta on Informa on Management System (TIMS). TIMS, a systems ini a ve of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruc on (through a so ware license with Educa on Logis cs, Inc.), provides an with a digital, geographic planning tool for student transporta on. It features important op miza on tools that can be used to improve the efficiency of transporta on services. Use of TIMS (or another approved system) is required of all s by G.S. 115C 240(d). In addi on to the benefit derived from the op miza on tools, uniform repor ng from TIMS makes possible the produc on of level and statewide data. In this document, data from all s have been collected and summarized. The goal is to give school transporta on providers and local policy makers a tool that will help them assess the quality of the services they provide. In this, its tenth year, the report con nues to provide detailed data on service and opera ons that are available from no other source. We trust that this informa on will be useful to s in the transporta on planning process. We want to express apprecia on to the TIMS coordinators and data managers statewide who maintain this informa on, provided as part of annual data submissions. Further, the TIMS support staff at UNC Charlo e and ITRE are to be commended for their ongoing support and coordina on in the compila on of these data. Ben Ma hews Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Opera ons Safe and Healthy Schools Support Division Kevin Harrison, Sec on Chief Transporta on Services SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS SUPPORT DIVISION Benjamin J. Matthews, Ph.D., Chief School Operations Officer ben.matthews@dpi.nc.gov 6319 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6319 (919) 807-3501 Fax (919) 807-3502 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Notes on the 2016 2017 Indicator Data TIMS Service Indicators Table of Contents A S Throughout the report, North Carolina Averages are calculated from base data rather than from averages. A C S These symbols are used in several instances to denote direc on of change in an Indicator from the previous year. + Increase Decrease = No change V C Data used in this report are gathered from the one hundred fi een GIS datasets maintained in school district transporta on departments across North Carolina. Though most s use the same so ware, data coding prac ces can vary considerably. In some instances, this is due to varying levels of exper se on the part of the data managers; in others, to varying levels of demand being placed upon the data in support of opera ons; in s ll others, simply to preference. B T P These data are probably most affected by differences in the ways that data managers approach the use of mul ple arrival and departure mes at schools. This will serve as the defini on of programs (special school day schedules with their own, non standard bell mes), school bell mes or school arrival/departure windows modified for data purposes, and secondary datasets devoted to transporta on for excep onal programs. use of TIMS isn t driven by the needs of this report and shouldn t be, but one effect of varied approaches across s is to make it difficult to avoid comparing apples with oranges or even to tell an apple from an orange. The data items most affected by the use (or lack) of programs are Average School Bell Time Range and Percentage of Buses Revisi ng the Same School PM. D U /D E For theore cal reasons in an effort to make them more meaningful not all Indicators reflect all the data. The set of data covered by an Indicator is noted in the sec on of the report devoted to it. Page Service Indicator State Average 2 3 Average Student Ride Time, AM 24 minutes 2 3 Average Distance to School, Riders 4.27 miles 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 6 7 Average Distance to School, All Students Average of Longest 5% of Student Ride Times Average Distance to School for Longest 5% of Ride Times Average of Student to Stop Distances < 1 Mile % of Stop Distances >.5 & < 1 Mile 4.31 miles 83 minutes 8.81 miles 432 feet.67 6 7 % of Stop Distances < 1 Mile = 0 33.6 8 9 Earliest Morning Pickup Time* 5:27 AM 10 11 Percent of Routes with Mul ple Runs from the Same School Opera ons Choices Affec ng Service 2.38 12 Range of School Start Times 52 minutes 13 13 Average Number of Runs per Rte, PM 1.45 Percent of Routes with More than One Run, PM *State wide value is the median. 34% 14 Contacts back O V Data can exhibit a number of problems that don t prevent students from being transported but can make reported values unsuitable for individual examina on or inclusion in a descrip ve sta c. If you find that some values have been omi ed, it is for this reason. 1
Student Ride Times, AM D This Indicator represents the experience of students in Excep onal Children (EC) and Regular datasets, all programs. Ride mes and distances to school equal to 0 are excluded as errors in the data. Average Ride Time (Minutes): Average of all bus riders AM travel to school. This includes only me spent on a moving bus: me spent wai ng for a transfer bus to arrive isn t included. Ride mes of 0 are excluded as errors. Average Distance to School, Riders Only (Miles): TIMS calculates a student s distance to school by finding the shortest path along the street network. This will not necessarily be the path the bus actually travels. Average distance from home to school for bus riders is shown to provide context for the average morning ride me. Distances of 0 are excluded as errors. Average Distance to School, All Students (Miles): The average distance for all students enrolled is shown for comparison to the distance for bus riders. S A 2016 17 2015 16 Average Ride Time 24 24 Average Distance to School, Riders Only Average Distance to School, All Students 4.27 4.30 4.31 4.25 A S A child s ride me should correspond roughly to the distance from home to school. However, the expected correspondence is compromised by anything that slows or delays the bus or causes it to depart from the shortest path used to calculate distance to school. policies and site specific condi ons that are beyond the s control impact student ride me. Policies that can result in longer ride mes include the placement of programs for excep onal children and the use of larger buses. The frequency and loca on of school bus stops also has a significant impact. For instance, loca ng school bus stops in private subdivisions and rou ng buses on short deadend roads takes addi onal me and results in longer rides. Student popula on density, traffic conges on, and speed limit are site specific condi ons over which an has li le control. 2
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: Student Ride Times, AM Avg Ride Time Average Distance to School Riders Only All Stu. Avg Ride Time Average Distance to School Alamance Burlington 25 3.45 3.54 Edgecombe 34+ 5.36 5.22 Chapel Hill Carrboro 29+ 2.61+ 2.38 Alexander 37+ 5.07= 5.07 W S/Forsyth 20= 3.72+ 3.85+ Pamlico 33 7.3 7.22 Alleghany 39+ 4.7 5.04+ Franklin 37+ 5.8+ 5.84+ Pasquotank 31= 4.26 4.22= Anson 28 5.58 5.89 Gaston 28+ 2.88+ 3.09+ Pender 29+ 5.47 5.47 Ashe 48 7.79 7.55 Gates 44+ 7.34+ 7.28+ Perquimans 40= 6.9= 6.89+ Avery 60+ 6.09+ 5.89+ Graham 22 5.88 5.58 Person 30= 5.24+ 5.45+ Beaufort 25+ 6.13 5.99 Granville 29+ 5.86 5.87 Pi 19 3.84 3.99 Ber e 35+ 9.08 8.95 Greene 36+ 7.63 7.26 Polk 43= 6.48 6.43+ Bladen 38+ 7.42+ 7.45+ Guilford 23+ 3.91+ 3.83+ Randolph 41+ 5.33+ 5.31+ Brunswick 33= 6.78 6.98 Halifax 27+ 7.42+ 7.55+ Asheboro 20= 2.3+ 2.33+ Buncombe 27= 4.18+ 4.36+ Roanoke Rapids 12= 1.81+ 1.33 Richmond 40+ 4.11+ 4.38 Asheville 16= 2.94 3.42+ Weldon 22+ 3.92 4.73 Robeson 24= 4.32+ 4.53+ Burke 32 4.0= 4.29+ Harne 27+ 5.25+ 5.21 Rockingham 49+ 4.89+ 5.06+ Cabarrus 18+ 3.73+ 3.82+ Haywood 43+ 4.35 4.56+ Rowan Salisbury 24+ 3.96= 3.99 Kannapolis 17= 2.00= 1.94+ Henderson 30+ 4.14 4.22 Rutherford 30= 4.5= 4.82 Caldwell 33+ 3.92+ 4.19+ Her ord 31 6.48 6.43 Sampson 34+ 7.11+ 6.97+ Camden 42+ 8.56 8.21 Hoke 18 5.33 5.17 Clinton 27 3.4 3.76 Carteret 29+ 5.53 6.69+ Hyde 33 12.93 8.73 Scotland 26 5 4.91 Caswell 36+ 9.16 8.94 Iredell Statesville 22 4.95+ 5.15+ Stanly 30+ 3.84+ 4.3+ Catawba 22= 4.15+ 4.5+ Mooresville 19+ 2.72 2.76+ Stokes 45+ 5.88 5.84+ Hickory 25+ 2.55 2.53+ Jackson 38= 5.68 5.8 Surry 39+ 5.79+ 5.76+ Newton Conover 18= 2.99+ 3.2+ Johnston 20+ 4.2 4.2 Elkin 22+ 3.38+ 4.1+ Chatham 29+ 5.11 5.27 Jones 33+ 7.29+ 7.26+ Mount Airy 22 2.59+ 2.8+ Cherokee 41+ 5.42+ 5.6+ Lee 27= 4.28 4.42+ Swain 28 6.11+ 5.87 Edenton/Chowan 23 8.59 8.14 Lenoir 28+ 4.84+ 5.01+ Transylvania 28 4.91 5.09 Clay 32+ 5.4 5.32 Lincoln 31= 4.74+ 4.78+ Tyrell 31+ 4.86 4.79 Cleveland 33= 4.66 4.67 Macon 53 4.97 4.99 Union 19 3.89+ 3.97+ Columbus 35 6.64+ 6.9+ Madison 55+ 9.43+ 9.43+ Vance 25 4.06+ 4.06+ Whiteville 33 3.86+ 3.91 Mar n 28+ 4.59+ 4.68+ Wake 19= 4.26 3.93 Craven 28+ 5.26+ 5.04 McDowell 28 5.12 5.71 Warren 45+ 7.1 7.06 Cumberland 18+ 3.16+ 3.20 Charlo e Meck. 16+ 3.32= 3.41= Washington 24 5.13+ 5.02+ Currituck 37+ 7.41 7.55 Mitchell 49+ 5.9+ 5.99+ Watauga 28 4.98 5.29 Dare 26= 4.19+ 4.09+ Montgomery 28= 5.48+ 5.44+ Wayne 32+ 4.32 4.62+ Davidson 28= 4.64+ 4.69+ Moore 36+ 5.24+ 5.24+ Wilkes 38 4.69 5.16= Lexington 16 2.08= 2.17 Nash Rocky Mount 21+ 3.89= 3.89+ Wilson 24= 4.06+ 3.65 Thomasville 16 1.82= 1.91 New Hanover 17 3.28+ 3.32+ Yadkin 55+ 5.38+ 5.61+ Davie 25= 5.26 5.6 Northampton 39+ 10.7+ 10.7+ Yancey 44= 5.71+ 5.68+ Duplin 34= 5.7 5.81 Onslow 24+ 4.47 4.24 Durham 21+ 3.65+ 3.74+ Orange 29+ 5.55+ 5.63= State Average 24= 4.27 4.31+ Riders Only All Stu. Avg Ride Time Average Distance to School Riders Only All Stu. Symbols indicate change from previous year: + = later me or longer distance, =earlier me or shorter distance, = = no change Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute. 3
Longest 5% of Student Ride Times D This Indicator represents the experience of students in EC and Regular datasets, all programs. Average of Longest 5% of Student Ride Times (Minutes): The longest 5% of ride mes for each were pulled from TIMS data and averaged. Average Distance for Longest 5% of Ride Times (Miles): The student to school distance for a child is the distance along the shortest path that a bus could travel between a child s home and the child s school, according to the TIMS digital map maintained by the. It is not the distance the child actually travels. This indicator shows the average of the student to school distances for the longest 5% of student ride mes within each. S A 2016 17 2015 16 Average of Longest 5% of Student Ride Times 83 79 Average School Distance for Longest 5% of Ride Times 8.81 8.83 The state wide values are the averages of the combined sets of each s longest 5% of ride mes and the distances to school associated with them. A S By highligh ng extreme ride mes, this indicator illustrates the experience of the students who are receiving what is arguably the worst service as it is measured by the ride me indicator. 4
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: Longest 5% of Student Ride Times Average of Longest 5% Ride Times Avg Sch Dist for Longest 5% Ride Times Average of Longest 5% Ride Times Avg Sch Dist for Longest 5% Ride Times Alamance Burlington 82+ 6.89 Edgecombe 92+ 9.5 Average of Longest 5% Ride Times Avg Sch Dist for Longest 5% Ride Times Chapel Hill Carrboro 49= 3.42 Alexander 92+ 8.93+ W S/Forsyth 59 7.48= Pamlico 70 10.9 Alleghany 104+ 9.68+ Franklin 97 8.04 Pasquotank 89 6.71+ Anson 68 8.62 Gaston 82 4.14+ Pender 86+ 10.29 Ashe 129+ 12.96 Gates 100+ 10.74+ Perquimans 95 12.21 Avery 160+ 8.31 Graham 54 11.74 Person 76 10.78 Beaufort 78+ 9.78+ Granville 87+ 11.63 Pi 185+ 4.22 Ber e 90+ 14.81 Greene 86+ 9.5 Polk 90= 8.07+ Bladen 96+ 16.62 Guilford 86+ 8.58 Randolph 100 8.86 Brunswick 90+ 13.21+ Halifax 77+ 13.39 Asheboro 55 2.68 Buncombe 80= 7.17+ Roanoke Rapids 37 1.89+ Richmond 110+ 6.55 Asheville 39 3.01 Weldon 67+ Robeson 66= 6.43 Burke 95+ 6.56 Harne 75 7.84 Rockingham 144+ 11.12+ Cabarrus 46+ 6.36 Haywood 128+ 8.01+ Rowan Salisbury 106+ 7.79 Kannapolis 41 2.23= Henderson 76 6.11 Rutherford 80 8.6 Caldwell 90+ 6.11+ Her ord 85 11.4 Sampson 91+ 10.55+ Camden 94+ 13.02+ Hoke 51 7.73 Clinton 79= 5.3+ Carteret 82+ 13.25+ Hyde 76 24.82+ Scotland 75+ 8.93 Caswell 83+ 13.59 Iredell Statesville 62+ 9.01+ Stanly 78= 5.61= Catawba 67+ 8.42+ Mooresville 48+ 3.56 Stokes 127+ 11.71 Hickory City 62 2.61+ Jackson 108+ 11.73+ Surry 90+ 7.92= Newton Conover 54+ 7.01+ Johnston 52+ 7.46 Elkin 74+ 1.8= Chatham 93+ 8.99+ Jones 90+ 16.43 Mount Airy 60 3.86+ Cherokee 108+ 9.29+ Lee 72+ 6.39 Swain 120= 10.04 Edenton/Chowan 50 13.33+ Lenoir 88+ 8.09 Transylvania 70 7.49 Clay 94+ 11.0 Lincoln 73+ 5.79+ Tyrell 67+ 8.57 Cleveland 80+ 5.46 Macon 156 7.38+ Union 58= 8.3+ Columbus 110 19.0+ Madison 136= 12.64+ Vance 82+ 6.71+ Whiteville 80 6.59+ Mar n 74 8.69 Wake 57= 9.74= Craven 83+ 13.12+ McDowell 83= 9.73 Warren 112+ 11.65+ Cumberland 57+ 5.97 Charlo e Meck. 60+ 9.44+ Washington 61 8.44 Currituck 99+ 12.81 Mitchell 139+ 9.84 Watauga 85 12.15+ Dare 65 9.28+ Montgomery 90= + Wayne 92+ 7.23 Davidson 70 5.54 Moore 90+ 6.72 Wilkes 99 9.38 Lexington 47 3.69+ Nash Rocky Mount 65+ 7.51+ Wilson 82+ 6.85+ Thomasville 35+ 1.71+ New Hanover 49 5.93 Yadkin 127+ 7.84+ Davie 79+ 9.25 Northampton 94+ 22.93+ Yancey 115+ 7.35 Duplin 100+ 9.12+ Onslow 58 7.15 Durham 60 6.47+ Orange 86+ 10.8 State Average 87+ 8.81+ Symbols indicate change from previous year: + = later me or longer distance, =earlier me or shorter distance, = = no change Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute. 5
Student to Stop Distances, AM D This set of Indicators considers the lengths of students walks from their homes to their stops. It represents the experience of students in EC and Regular datasets, all programs. Distances of 0 are included; nega ve distances are excluded as data errors. Under the assump on that no child in North Carolina walks a mile or more to their stop and since some students travel to their stops via private conveyance, distances of 1 mile and greater were removed from considera on. Average of Student to Stop Distances < 1 Mile, AM: The average walk from home to stop for distances less than one mile. In feet. % of Stop Distances.5 & < 1 Mile: This small percentage of all riders represents those with the longest walks to stops and others who ride to a stop. A bus is not to deviate from its path for a distance of less than one half mile for fewer than ten students (except in the cases of unescorted pupils in grades K 3 or special educa on pupils) and no child can be S A 2016 17 2015 16 Average of Student to Stop Distances < 1 Mile, AM (feet) 432 478 % of Stop Distances >.5 & < 1 Mile.67 1.18 % of Stop Distances < 1 Mile = 0 33.6 28.0 required to walk more than 1 mile to a stop. % of Stop Distances < 1 Mile = 0: Percent of students with stop distances less than one mile that are picked up immediately in front of their home. A S The student to stop distance has two interpreta ons for service. Individuals typically see a very short distance to stop as posi ve for service. However, when a bus makes a greater number of stops in order to provide students with bus to door service, the student ride mes generally increase. 6
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: Student to Stop Distances, AM (feet) % of Dist >.5 & % of Dist <1 Avg of Dist <1 Mile <1 Mile = 0 <1 1 Mile = 0 Alamance 260 0.49 46.43 Edgecombe 337 0.90 39.99+ Chapel Hill 473 1.22+ Alexander 311 1.00 47.23+ W S/Forsyth 453 1.20 30.72+ Pamlico 169+ 0.99+ Avg of Dist < 1 % of Dist >.5 & % of Dist < Avg of Dist < 1 Mile % of Dist >.5 & <1 Mile Alleghany 237 2.11 65.06+ Franklin 331 0.71 51.46+ Pasquotank 144 0.19 Anson 135 0.08 71.34+ Gaston 251 0.39 38.89+ Pender 525+ 2.31 Ashe 175 1.90 80.37+ Gates 64 0.08 81.36+ Perquimans 83+ 0.25 Avery 202 1.20 64.71 Graham 179 1.57+ 75.69+ Person 372+ 1.73+ Beaufort 396 2.14 40.8+ Granville 381 1.55 52.47+ Pi 603 0.74 Ber e 137 0.36+ 66.65+ Greene 255+ 0.36 52.79 Polk 502 4.84 Bladen 407 0.75 34.35+ Guilford 392 1.09 32.58+ Randolph 254 1.36 Brunswick 457 1.51 32.73+ Halifax 134 0.35 75.77+ Asheboro 336 0.05 Buncombe 477 2.79 44.7+ Roanoke Rapids 472 0.45+ 12.12+ Richmond 216+ 1.20 Asheville 645 1.15 23.89+ Weldon 244+ 1.09 62.94 Robeson 436 1.80+ Burke 890+ 8.17+ 24.75 Harne 596+ 3.18 20.2 Rockingham 268 0.67 Cabarrus 362 0.45 24.4+ Haywood 490+ 3.38+ 40.71 Rowan Salis. 284 1.16 Kannapolis 220+ 0.22+ 45.92 Henderson 390+ 1.41 45.81+ Rutherford 139+ 0.64 Caldwell 285 0.97 49.75+ Her ord 151 0.63+ 63.33 Sampson 347 0.82 Camden 131 0.25 56.3+ Hoke 536+ 1.63+ 17.85 Clinton 279 0.25 Carteret 439 1.89 41.74+ Hyde 163= 1.38+ 58.29+ Scotland 234 1.31 Caswell 170 0.95 81.04 Iredell 485 2.25 39.67+ Stanly 355 0.00 Catawba 407 1.59+ 38.25+ Mooresville 329 0.08 25.36+ Stokes 208 1.08 Hickory 556+ 3.50+ 22.82 Jackson 361 1.90 56.44+ Surry 339 2.48 Newton Conover 261 0.39 50.52 Johnston 388 0.47 38.44+ Elkin 202 2.26 Chatham 619 3.86+ 38.07+ Jones 83 0.12 76.23+ Mount Airy 175 0.92 Cherokee 311 2.32 61.4+ Lee 405 1.29 37.91 Swain 446= 3.88 Edenton/Chowan 105 0.00 57.87 Lenoir 240 0.76 56.74 Transylvania 517 4.26 Clay 1077 10.46 18.46 Lincoln 395+ 2.01 45.22 Tyrell 111 0.58 Cleveland 216 0.67 54.03 Macon 308+ 1.76 61.15 Union 216 0.23 Columbus 160 0.87 74.27+ Madison 268 0.90 66.85 Vance 418 2.44 Whiteville 196+ 0.32+ 64.06+ Mar n 214 1.70 65.52+ Wake 646 0.59 Craven 333 0.88 35.57+ McDowell 388 0.85 32.02 Warren 397+ 0.76+ Cumberland 468+ 0.01= 13.42 Charlo e Meck. 577+ 0.49 10.8 Washington 199 1.58 Currituck 241 0.11 55.64= Mitchell 549+ 5.17 52.31 Watauga 263 0.92 Dare 325 1.03 42.91+ Montgomery 404 2.67 44.38+ Wayne 212 0.23 Davidson 221 0.49+ 61.61+ Moore 442 3.65 51.23+ Wilkes 157 0.26 Lexington 198 0.09 39.63 Nash Rocky Mt 390 0.16 25.12 Wilson 369 0.42 Thomasville 352+ 0.00= 24.88 New Hanover 553 2.27 30.91+ Yadkin 344 0.49 Davie 351 0.67 45.56+ Northampton 164 0.28 75.12+ Yancey 442+ 3.68 Duplin 244 0.31 49.6 Onslow 523 1.81 26.7+ Durham 507 0.99 28.61 Orange 304 1.37 57.41+ State Average 432.67 % of Dist <1 Mile = 23.63+ 71.13 65.3+ 29.24 84.47 46.95 10.56 53.73+ 62.5+ 35.18+ 65.64 35.62+ 55.75+ 57.35+ 75.53 41.26+ 41.46+ 55.05 34.23 66.38+ 54.91 69.61+ 64.37+ 49.83+ 42.64+ 73.49 45.7+ 47.92+ 19.2+ 35.82 63.45+ 69.74 47.22+ 71.04+ 31.99+ 38.87 48.06 33.6+ Symbols indicate change from previous year: + = later me or longer distance, = earlier me or shorter distance, = = no change Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute. 7
Earliest Morning Pickup Time D The Indicator covers all stops used by students in all programs and datasets. Earliest Morning Pickup Time: This is the earliest me that a bus arrives at a stop to pick up a child. Arrival Time: The me that students boarding at the earliest pickup loca on arrive at school. If more than one student uses the earliest stop, or if more than one stop share the earliest me, the arrival me of the child with the longest ride me is shown. A S Extremely early pickup mes are obviously, in themselves, an issue of service. When coupled with a long ride, an early S M 2016 17 2015 16 Earliest Morning Pickup Time 5:27 AM 5:43 AM pickup might present a student with a par cularly challenging start to the day. Very early pickup mes for students may be caused by several things. Use of early bell mes that necessitate early run starts is one. These data represent one or more students at one stop, not the overall average. The ride me averages (pages 4 5) yield a be er understanding of how these specific cases relate to a district s overall opera ons. Earliest Morning Pickup Time 6:39 AM s e T im p k u ic P s t E a rlie 5:27 AM 4:15 AM 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 101105109113 Count of s 8
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: Earliest Morning Pickup Time Earliest Pickup AM Arrival Time Earliest Pickup AM Arrival Time Earliest Pickup AM Arrival Time Alamance 5:38 AM 8:00 AM+ Edgecombe 5:39 AM 7:40 AM Chapel Hill 6:07 AM 7:50 AM Alexander 6:01 AM+ 7:50 AM+ W S/Forsyth 5:20 AM+ 7:25 AM+ Pamlico 6:21 AM+ 7:55 AM+ Alleghany 5:35 AM+ 7:45 AM+ Franklin 5:58 AM 7:45 AM+ Pasquotank 5:29 AM+ 7:50 AM+ Anson 5:44 AM+ 7:30 AM+ Gaston 5:49 AM 8:00 AM+ Pender 5:24 AM+ 7:45 AM+ Ashe 5:29 AM 8:20 AM+ Gates 5:53 AM 8:00 AM Perquimans 6:00 AM= 8:00 AM+ Avery 4:32 AM+ 8:15 AM+ Graham 6:23 AM 7:50 AM+ Person 6:13 AM 8:30 AM+ Beaufort 5:42 AM 7:45 AM+ Granville 5:37 AM+ 7:30 AM+ Pi 4:33 AM 8:15 AM+ Ber e 5:43 AM 7:45 AM+ Greene 6:01 AM+ 8:05 AM+ Polk 6:13 AM+ 7:50 AM+ Bladen 5:39 AM 7:55 AM+ Guilford 5:30 AM+ 9:40 AM+ Randolph 5:31 AM+ 7:50 AM= Brunswick 5:35 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Halifax 6:02 AM+ 7:55 AM+ Asheboro 6:21 AM= 7:55 AM+ Buncombe 5:22 AM 7:45 AM+ Roanoke Rapids 6:52 AM+ 7:30 AM Richmond 5:26 AM 8:30 AM+ Asheville 6:12 AM 8:00 AM Weldon 5:44 AM 8:00 AM+ Robeson 6:03 AM= 7:55 AM+ Burke 5:29 AM= 7:50 AM+ Harne 4:25 AM+ 7:20 AM+ Rockingham 5:36 AM+ 8:25 AM+ Cabarrus 5:57 AM 7:14 AM+ Haywood 6:00 AM+ 8:00 AM Rowan Salisbury 5:22 AM+ 7:30 AM Kannapolis 5:55 AM= 7:15 AM+ Henderson 6:00 AM= 8:00 AM+ Rutherford 5:40 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Caldwell 5:11 AM 7:55 AM+ Her ord 5:44 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Sampson 5:33 AM+ 7:45 AM+ Camden 5:59 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Hoke 6:14 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Clinton 5:36 AM 7:05 AM Carteret 5:11 AM 7:56 AM+ Hyde 5:27 AM+ 7:35 AM+ Scotland 5:36 AM 7:40 AM+ Caswell 5:44 AM 7:45 AM+ Iredell 5:38 AM 7:30 AM+ Stanly 6:06 AM 7:50 AM Catawba 5:50 AM 7:30 AM+ Mooresville 6:03 AM 7:30 AM+ Stokes 5:06 AM 8:00 AM+ Hickory City 6:37 AM 7:35 AM= Jackson 5:36 AM 8:00 AM+ Surry 5:56 AM 7:55 AM+ Newton Conover 6:08 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Johnston 5:23 AM 7:15 AM+ Elkin 6:25 AM 8:05 AM+ Chatham 5:22 AM 8:00 AM+ Jones 6:00 AM 7:55 AM= Mount Airy 6:36 AM 7:50 AM= Cherokee 5:25 AM 7:55 AM Lee 6:00 AM+ 7:30 AM+ Swain 5:22 AM+ 7:55 AM+ Edenton/Chowan 6:31 AM+ 7:50 AM+ Lenoir 5:05 AM 7:50 AM+ Transylvania 6:11 AM+ 8:00 AM Clay 6:03 AM= 8:00 AM+ Lincoln 5:39 AM 8:00 AM+ Tyrell 6:32 AM= 8:00 AM+ Cleveland 6:01 AM= 7:40 AM Macon 5:35 AM 7:50 AM Union 5:42 AM= 8:15 AM+ Columbus 5:15 AM+ 7:59 AM Madison 4:55 AM 8:20 AM+ Vance 6:04 AM+ 7:50 AM+ Whiteville 6:03 AM+ 7:50 AM+ Mar n 6:02 AM+ 7:45 AM Wake 5:07 AM 7:25 AM+ Craven 5:26 AM 7:30 AM+ McDowell 5:57 AM 8:05 AM+ Warren 5:16 AM 8:15 AM+ Cumberland 5:44 AM+ 7:30 AM+ Charlo e Meck. 5:00 AM 7:15 AM+ Washington 6:05 AM+ 8:01 AM+ Currituck 5:27 AM 8:30 AM+ Mitchell 5:23 AM 7:40 AM Watauga 5:44 AM+ 7:45 AM+ Dare 6:25 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Montgomery 5:53 AM+ 8:00 AM+ Wayne 4:23 AM 7:45 AM+ Davidson 5:52 AM+ 7:50 AM Moore 5:20 AM+ 7:30 AM Wilkes 5:14 AM+ 7:45 AM+ Lexington 6:02 AM+ 7:30 AM Nash Rocky MT 5:24 AM 7:05 AM= Wilson 5:33 AM+ 7:00 AM= Thomasville 6:43 AM 7:30 AM+ New Hanover 6:02 AM+ 7:45 AM+ Yadkin 5:27 AM 8:00 AM+ Davie 6:14 AM= 7:55 AM+ Northampton 6:05 AM 8:30 AM+ Yancey 5:15 AM 7:55 AM= Duplin 5:22 AM 8:00 AM+ Onslow 5:10 AM+ 7:30 AM+ Durham 5:32 AM+ 7:25 AM+ Orange 5:53 AM 7:55 AM= State Median 5:27 AM Symbols indicate change from previous year: + = later me or longer distance, = earlier me or shorter distance, = = no change Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute. 9
% of Routes with Mul ple Runs from the Same School D This Indicator includes only a ernoon por ons of routes for the default program for Regular Transporta on. The calcula on counts each bus with mul ple same school runs once, whether it visits the school two, three or more mes. A S Mul ple runs from the same school require that a second and possibly third load of students wait at the school in the a ernoon while the bus completes its prior run. This is o en unproduc ve me for students and the staff members charged S A 2016 17 2015 16 Percent of Routes with Mul ple Runs from the Same School 2.38 5.61 with their supervision. The use of mul ple runs to the same school is an efficiency strategy used by districts that has direct impact on children s wai ng me. Percent of Routes with Mul ple Runs from the Same School 40 35 30 % With Mul ple Runs 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 5 9 1 3 1 7 2 1 2 5 2 9 3 3 3 7 4 1 4 5 4 9 5 3 5 7 6 1 6 5 6 9 7 3 7 7 8 1 8 5 8 9 9 3 9 7 1 0 1 1 05 1 09 1 13 Count of s 10
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: % of Routes with Mul ple Runs from the Same School % of Routes with Mul ple Runs from Same School % of Routes with Mul ple Runs from Same School % of Routes with Mul ple Runs from Same School Alamance Burlington 8.67 Edgecombe 0= Chapel Hill Carrboro 0 Alexander 0= W S/Forsyth 0.88= Pamlico 4.55= Alleghany 0= Franklin 2.13 Pasquotank 0 Anson 0= Gaston 3.9 Pender 0 Ashe 0= Gates 0= Perquimans 0= Avery 0= Graham 0= Person 0= Beaufort 0 Granville 2.94 Pi 0 Ber e 0= Greene 0= Polk 0= Bladen 0= Guilford 3.04 Randolph 3.01 Brunswick 0= Halifax 0= Asheboro 10.53 Buncombe 4.69 Roanoke Rapids 0= Richmond 0= Asheville 6.9 Weldon City 0= Robeson 0 Burke 0= Harne 0.78 Rockingham 1.77 Cabarrus 0.35 Haywood 0 Rowan Salisbury 0 Kannapolis 6.06= Henderson 2.08 Rutherford 3.33 Caldwell 2.5 Her ord 0= Sampson 0= Camden 0= Hoke 4.4= Clinton 0= Carteret 0= Hyde 0= Scotland 2.7 Caswell 0= Iredell Statesville 0= Stanly 0 Catawba 0 Mooresville 2.5+ Stokes 0= Hickory 4.35= Jackson 0 Surry 0= Newton Conover 5.56 Johnston 5.88 Elkin 14.29 Chatham 2.15 Jones 0= Mount Airy 0= Cherokee 0 Lee 0 Swain 0= Edenton/Chowan 0= Lenoir 0 Transylvania 0 Clay 0= Lincoln 3.64 Tyrell 1.02+ Cleveland 0 Macon 0 Union 2.3+ Columbus 0 Madison 0= Vance 20.05 Whiteville 0 Mar n 0= Wake 0 Craven 0 McDowell 1.79 Warren 0= Cumberland 0 Charlo e Meck. 0.1= Washington 2.5+ Currituck 2.22= Mitchell 0 Watauga 0= Dare 0= Montgomery 3.45+ Wayne 0 Davidson 0 Moore 0= Wilkes 2.11 Lexington 4.55+ Nash Rocky Mount 0= Wilson 0 Thomasville 0= New Hanover 0.62 Yadkin 0= Davie 0 Northampton 0= Yancey 0= Duplin 0= Onslow 0= Durham 6.18 Orange 1.54= State Average 2:38 Symbols indicate change from previous year: + = later me or longer distance, = earlier me or shorter distance, = = no change. Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute. 11
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: School Start Times, AM A larger range of bell mes makes it easier to use buses efficiently without revisi ng the same school. Revisi ng a school, as noted on pages 10 and 11, can be detrimental to service levels. The State values for First and Last are medians. The Range is the average. School Start Times School Start Times School Start Times First Last Range First Last Range First Last Range Alamance Burlington 7:50= 8:20= 0:30= Edgecombe 7:40= 8:55= 1:15= Chapel Hill 7:50= 9:00+ 1:10+ Alexander 7:50= 8:05= 0:15= W S/Forsyth 7:25= 9:15= 1:50= Pamlico 7:55= 8:05= 0:10= Alleghany 7:45= 8:00= 0:15= Franklin 7:44+ 9:00+ 1:16+ Pasquotank 7:40 8:30 0:50 Anson 7:30= 8:15= 0:45= Gaston 7:45= 9:00= 1:15= Pender 7:20= 8:45= 1:25= Ashe 7:50+ 8:20= 0:30 Gates 8:00+ 8:05+ 0:05= Perquimans 7:55= 8:00 0:05 Avery 7:50+ 8:15= 0:25 Graham 7:50= 8:00= 0:10= Person 8:00= 8:30= 0:30= Beaufort 7:40 9:00= 1:20+ Granville 7:20= 9:00= 1:40= Pi 7:20= 8:40+ 1:20+ Ber e 7:45= 8:05= 0:20= Greene 7:45= 8:05= 0:20= Polk 7:50= 8:15= 0:25= Bladen 7:45= 8:00 0:15 Guilford 7:30= 9:20 1:50 Randolph 7:45= 9:00= 1:15= Brunswick 7:45= 8:45= 1:00= Halifax 7:40+ 8:10+ 0:30= Asheboro 7:45= 8:30= 0:45= Buncombe 7:30 8:40 1:10+ Roanoke Rapids 7:30= 8:30= 1:00= Richmond 8:00+ 8:30= 0:30 Asheville 8:00+ 9:00= 1:00 Weldon City 7:40+ 8:00 0:20 Robeson 7:45= 8:30= 0:45= Burke 7:42= 8:24= 0:42= Harne 7:00 8:05 1:05 Rockingham 7:30+ 8:45+ 1:15+ Cabarrus 7:15= 9:00= 1:45= Haywood 8:00= 9:00= 1:00= Rowan Salisbury 7:30= 9:30= 2:00= Kannapolis 7:15= 8:40= 1:25= Henderson 7:50= 8:30= 0:40= Rutherford 7:30= 8:30= 1:00= Caldwell 7:50= 8:30= 0:40= Her ord 7:45= 8:15= 0:30= Sampson 7:30= 8:30= 1:00= Camden 7:55 8:15+ 0:20+ Hoke 7:50= 9:00= 1:10= Clinton 7:05 7:45 0:40 Carteret 7:30= 8:15= 0:45= Hyde 7:35= 7:35= 0:00= Scotland 7:40= 9:00= 1:20= Caswell 7:45= 8:30= 0:45= Iredell Statesville 7:30= 8:35 1:05 Stanly 7:45= 8:00= 0:15 Catawba 7:30+ 8:07 0:37 Mooresville 7:30= 8:35 1:05 Stokes 7:40= 8:30 0:50 Hickory 7:20= 9:00= 1:40= Jackson 8:00= 8:15= 0:15 Surry 7:45= 8:20= 0:35= Newton Conover 7:30= 8:15+ 0:45+ Johnston 7:10= 8:55= 1:45= Elkin 8:00= 8:05= 0:05= Chatham 7:55= 8:10= 0:15= Jones 7:30= 7:55= 0:25= Mount Airy 7:40= 8:10= 0:30= Cherokee 7:45 8:30+ 0:45+ Lee 7:30= 8:00= 0:30= Swain 7:55= 8:00= 0:05= Edenton/Chowan 7:50+ 8:30+ 0:40+ Lenoir 7:45= 9:00= 1:15= Transylvania 8:00= 8:20= 0:20= Clay 8:00= 8:00= 0:00= Lincoln 7:45= 8:30= 0:45= Tyrell 7:50= 8:00= 0:10= Cleveland 7:35= 8:30= 0:55= Macon 7:50+ 8:10 0:20 Union 7:30= 9:30= 2:00= Columbus 7:40+ 9:15 1:35 Madison 8:00= 8:35= 0:35= Vance 7:50= 9:00= 1:10= Whiteville 7:50= 8:00 0:10 Mar n 7:45= 7:55= 0:10= Wake 7:20= 9:20+ 2:00+ Craven 7:30= 9:00= 1:30= McDowell 7:55= 8:30= 0:35= Warren 8:00= 8:15= 0:15= Cumberland 7:30= 9:30+ 2:00+ Charlo e Meck 7:15= 9:15= 2:00= Washington 7:45= 8:00= 0:15= Currituck 8:00= 9:00= 1:00= Mitchell 7:30= 8:30= 1:00= Watauga 7:45= 9:00= 1:15= Dare 7:25= 8:30= 1:05= Montgomery 7:45= 8:00= 0:15= Wayne 7:30= 10:50+ 3:20+ Davidson 7:40= 9:00+ 1:20+ Moore 7:20= 8:45= 1:25= Wilkes 7:45= 8:01 0:16 Lexington 7:30= 8:20= 0:50= Nash Rocky MT 7:20= 10:30= 3:10= Wilson 7:00= 8:30= 1:30= Thomasville 7:30= 8:00= 0:30= New Hanover 7:45= 9:20= 1:35= Yadkin 7:55= 8:05= 0:10= Davie 7:55= 8:45= 0:50= Northampton 8:00= 8:30+ 0:30+ Yancey 7:40= 8:02= 0:22= Duplin 8:00= 8:15= 0:15= Onslow 7:08= 8:45= 1:37= Durham 7:25+ 9:15= 1:50 Orange 7:55= 8:45 0:50 State 7:40+ 8:33+ 52 12 Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute.
TIMS Service Indicators, 2016 2017: Runs per Route, PM Average Runs per Route: The average number of separate runs (trips) each bus makes in the a ernoon. % of Routes >1 Run: The percentage of buses making more than one run in the a ernoon. A bus is considered to have completed a run when it has unloaded Avg Runs per Route % Rtes > 1 Run Avg Runs per Route % Rtes > 1 Run Avg Runs per Route % Rtes > 1 Run Alamance Burlington 1.64 54%+ Edgecombe 1.17 17% Chapel Hill Carrboro 2.47 97%+ Alexander 1.02+ 2%+ W S/Forsyth 2.85+ 96%= Pamlico 1.09 9% Alleghany 1.00= 0%= Franklin 1.32 29% Pasquotank 1.53 50% Anson 1.00= 0%= Gaston 1.70 63% Pender 1.52+ 51%+ Ashe 1.14+ 14%+ Gates 1.00= 0%= Perquimans 1.00= 0%= Avery 2.23+ 23%+ Graham 1.00= 0%= Person 1.06= 6%= Beaufort 1.22+ 20%+ Granville 1.26+ 21% Pi 1.49= 49%= Ber e 1.05+ 0% Greene 1.28 28% Polk 1.00= 0%= Bladen 1.01+ 1%+ Guilford 2.36+ 89% Randolph 1.08 8% Brunswick 1.53+ 41%+ Halifax 1.00= 0%= Asheboro 2.11 100%= Buncombe 1.55 52%= Roanoke Rapids 2.25= 92%= Richmond 1.03+ 3%+ Asheville 3.77+ 97%= Weldon 1.60= 53%= Robeson 1.20 18% Burke 1.22 22% Harne 1.22= 22%= Rockingham 1.42+ 42%+ Cabarrus 2.77 95%+ Haywood 1.11 12% Rowan Salisbury 1.51 46% Kannapolis 2.82+ 97%= Henderson 1.39 38% Rutherford 1.27= 21%= Caldwell 1.28 25% Her ord 1.04+ 4%+ Sampson 1.03= 3%= Camden 1.00 0% Hoke 2.00 92% Clinton 1.25 25% Carteret 1.17+ 7%= Hyde 1.00= 0%= Scotland 1.45= 43%= Caswell 1.00= 0%= Iredell Statesville 1.66 63% Stanly 1.00= 0%= Catawba 1.47= 44%= Mooresville 2.03= 100%= Stokes 1.25+ 25%+ Hickory 2.22 91%= Jackson 1.08 3% Surry 1.08+ 7%+ Newton Conover 1.94= 94%= Johnston 2.23= 76%+ Elkin 1.57 57% Chatham 1.14= 12%= Jones 1.00= 0%= Mount Airy 1.00= 0%= Cherokee 1.04= 4%= Lee 1.22= 22%= Swain 1.09= 9%= Edenton/Chowan 1.00= 0%= Lenoir 1.11= 11%= Transylvania 1.23= 26%= Clay 1.00= 0%= Lincoln 1.32+ 32%+ Tyrell 1.00= 0%= Cleveland 1.19+ 6%+ Macon 1.29+ 29%+ Union 2.50+ 97%= Columbus 1.03 3% Madison 1.02+ 0%= Vance 1.41 36%+ Whiteville 1.04 7% Mar n 1.00= 0%= Wake 2.95+ 95%+ Craven 1.35 32% McDowell 1.09 9% Warren 0.98 0% Cumberland 1.80= 77%= Charlo e Meck. 2.66 96% Washington 1.00= 0%= Currituck 1.31 31% Mitchell 1.29+ 29%+ Watauga 1.40+ 38%+ Dare 1.33 33% Montgomery 1.07+ 7%+ Wayne 1.55+ 50%+ Davidson 1.34+ 34%+ Moore 1.42+ 42%+ Wilkes 1.30+ 26%= Lexington 2.74 87% Nash Rocky Mt. 1.91+ 76%+ Wilson 1.53+ 41%+ Thomasville 2.00= 93%= New Hanover 2.07 91% Yadkin 1.14+ 5%+ Davie 1.17= 16%= Northampton 1.02+ 0%= Yancey 1.05= 5%= Duplin 1.00= 0%= Onslow 1.97+ 86%+ Durham 2.22 97% Orange 1.74 65% State Average 1.45+ 34%= Source: NC Local Educa on Agencies 2016 2017 TIMS Data. Compiled at UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute. 13
2015 2016 TIMS Service Indicator Report C I : North Carolina Department of Public Instruc on 919.807.3570 Adam Levinson, Chief Financial Officer, Financial and Business Services Ben Ma hews, Director, Safe and Healthy Schools Support Division Kevin Harrison, Sec on Chief, Transporta on Services Ins tute for Transporta on Research and Educa on 919.515.8899 North Carolina State University Downey Brill, Interim Director Marc Perez, Computer Support Analyst Kevin Hart, Computer Support Technician UNC Charlo e Urban Ins tute 704.687.1204 University of North Carolina at Charlo e Jeff Michael, Director Jody Pressley, Business Applica ons Analyst Phil York, Computer Support Analyst Ian Tyndall, Data Base Administrator 14