Pupil Transportation

Payment Schedule for Pupil Transportation Subsidies

School District Regular Transportation Subsidy
24 P.S. §25-2543

​Month​Subsidy
AUGUST​10% prior year's total reimbursement
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER

​20% of prior year's total reimbursement in the month following PDE's receipt of prior year's end-of-year reports
DECEMBER​​25% of prior year's total reimbursement, if both the prior year's end-of-year reports and the current year's Certification of Intent to Provide Pupil Transportation Services have been received by PDE
MARCH​​25% (approximately) of current year's estimated total reimbursement
JUNE​​20% (approximately) of current year's total reimbursement (This final reconciliation payment is calculated by subtracting the total of the first four payments, and any other adjustments required, from the current year's actual total reimbursement.)

School District Nonpublic and Charter School Transportation Subsidy ($385/pupil*)
24 P.S. §25-2509.3

​Month​Subsidy
DECEMBER​​50% (approximately) of current year's total reimbursement (calculated using nonpublic pupil count recorded on prior year's end-of-year report, PDE-2089)
JUNE​​50% (approximately) of current year's total reimbursement (This final reconciliation payment is calculated by subtracting the first payment from the current year's actual total reimbursement)

​*Includes public school pupils transported to a charter school located outside of their district of residence.

Intermediate Units
24 P.S. §25-2509.1

​Month​Subsidy
AUGUST​​50% of prior year's total reimbursement
JANUARY​​25% (approximately) of current year's total reimbursement (Calculated by subtracting current year's total anticipated revenue from current year's total budgeted expenditures,
multiplying the result by 0.75 and subtracting the August payments and prior years' fund balance)
JUNE​​25% (approximately) of current year's total reimbursement (Calculated using cash flow statement submitted by the IU)