JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2024 annual school bus inspection program.
Missouri school bus inspection results are a matter of public record. Local school district results:
Altenburg 48: two buses, 100 percent passed, none defective, none taken out service.
Perry County 32: 36 buses, 91.7 percent passed, 5.6 defective, 2.8 taken out of service.
Ste. Genevieve R-II: 44 buses, 88.6 percent passed, 9.1 percent defective, 2.3 taken out of service.
Statewide 2024 school bus inspection results are as follows:
School buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection – 10,055
School buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection – 895
School buses rated as “out-of-service” upon initial inspection – 410
All inspected school district results for 2024 are available here
School Bus Inspection Results
Buses with identified defective components require repair within 10 days. Buses placed out-of-service require correction of the component(s), and reinspection and a return to service by Patrol personnel prior to further usage in transporting passengers.
A total of 262 Missouri school districts earned the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence award for 2024. During the 2024-2025 school year, 4,931 buses in these award-winning fleets are eligible to display the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of the bus.
“Through the unified effort of Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel and pupil transportation professionals statewide, the successful inspection of 11,360 school buses occurred in accordance with Missouri revised state statutes,” said Colonel Olson. “The Patrol, Missouri schools, and private pupil transportation companies share the common goal of keeping our schoolchildren safe while they travel on school buses.”
School bus inspection criteria, including Missouri State Highway Patrol out-of-service criteria are available at
https://apps.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/DVSD/MVI/FormsBrochures.html