What Are the Bus Options for Royal Oak Schools?

For Royal Oak Schools parents, getting a child to school shouldn’t cause a headache. 

While Royal Oak Schools does not offer busing to schools, there are still transportation options available for students. Understanding which local transit option to use helps your child start off on the right foot.

Royal Oak Schools stopped offering school bus transportation to students in 2010 as a cost saving measure. Now, the district recommends using regional transit via SMART buses. 

With this guide, we’ll help make the process earlier with quick steps to identify regional bus transportation for your Royal Oak Schools student. 

What to know about bus options available for Royal Oak Schools

The city of Royal Oak is served by Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools. There are also parochial school options for students in grades K-12. 

Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools 

This school district operates one high school (Royal Oak High School), one middle school (Royal Oak Middle School) and six elementary schools. 

• Key transportation features:  Royal Oak Schools does not offer bus transportation. The district recommends using SMART bus transportation, the public transit option for southeast Michigan. 
• Contact information: Visit https://royaloakschools.org or call 248-435-8400. 

How to check bus options available for Royal Oak Schools

To get started, here are two simple ways to identify bus routes for your Royal Oak school.

Use online tools

Royal Oak Schools keep parents informed of SMART bus routes and stops via the district website. 

• Middle schoolers can ride the SMART Route 430 Main Street which arrives at the school at roughly 7:30 a.m. The afternoon bus leaves at 3:34 p.m. Students can board the bus at Austin and Washington. 
• High schoolers can ride the SMART Route 430 Main Street which arrives at the school at roughly 7:40 a.m. The afternoon bus leaves at 3:15 p.m. Students can board the bus at Lexington and Crooks.

Contact your district

Unsure about your bus route options? You can call the Royal Oak School’s transportation and operations department at 248-545-0064.

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