Aldine ISD
About $21.68/hr starting
177 days, minimum 5 hours per day
Bring a CDL permit with P and S endorsements; Aldine ISD's paid academy gets you to a full School Bus CDL in 90 days.
Texas · 11 district guides
Texas School Bus Driver Guides
Every district hires differently. Pick yours below and see its starting pay, work year, and path to the CDL.
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Figures come from each district's published sources. Confirm current pay with the district before you apply. Tap a district for its full page, or buy its guide right here. $19.95 each, instant PDF download.
Arlington ISD
About $25.00/hr starting
178 days, minimum 4 hours per day
No CDL to apply. AISD trains you for your School Bus license at no cost and starts drivers at $25.00/hr.
Austin ISD
About $25.00/hr starting
183 days, minimum 8 hours per day
No CDL to apply. Austin ISD pays you to train, covers your CDL, and starts drivers at $25.00/hr.
Conroe ISD
About $20.00/hr starting
182 duty days, minimum 6 paid hours per day
No CDL, no experience, no truck-school tuition. CISD hires you as a trainee and pays for your commercial license.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
About $23.46/hr starting
~177 days, minimum 6 hours per day, year-round with guaranteed summer work and pay
No CDL and no experience needed. CFISD pays you hourly while it trains you and covers your commercial license.
Dallas ISD
CDL driver minimum set at $25/hr
~185 days, minimum 6 hours per day
No CDL, no experience, no tuition. Dallas ISD trains you for your commercial license and puts you on a route.
Fort Bend ISD
About $24.00/hr starting once licensed
~180 days, minimum 4 hours per day
No CDL required. FBISD pays you $15.71/hr to train, covers your commercial license, then moves you to $24/hr.
Fort Worth ISD
About $22.75/hr starting once licensed
~183 days, minimum 8 hours per day
No CDL, no experience needed. FWISD pays you $15/hr to train and covers the commercial license you need.
Houston ISD
About $35.00/hr driving both AM and PM routes
About 181 days a year, minimum 6 paid hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. HISD hires you as a paid trainee at $17/hr and covers your commercial license.
Katy ISD
About $20.18/hr starting
About 178 days a year, minimum 5 paid hours per day
No CDL and no truck-school tuition. KISD trains you from a regular license to a licensed School Bus Driver and covers the license.
Northside ISD
About $23.69/hr starting
187 days a year, 6.0 paid hours per day
No CDL and no truck-school tuition. NISD trains and licenses you, then pays $23.69/hr to drive in San Antonio.
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What's in every Texas guide
35+ pages, written in plain English. The whole path from "thinking about it" to your first route, for your district.
Free bonus
Every guide includes a free Texas CDL Passenger & School Bus endorsement study guide: the material on the two written tests, bundled at no extra cost.
Do you qualify?
The driving-record, background, and health requirements, so you know before you apply.
The application, walked through
What to submit and which documents to bring, so you are not knocked out on a technicality.
The interview
The three things every interviewer is really asking, and what to highlight.
Screenings & the CDL
Every screening after your offer, who pays for what, and your path to the CDL. (Free in the sample.)
Pay, benefits & the calendar
Your district's pay scale, work year, and school calendar: the numbers that decide whether this job fits your life.
Managing a bus full of kids
The passenger-management techniques experienced drivers use.
See inside before you buy
Real pages from the manual, the CDL chapter and the hiring pipeline, so you can judge the quality yourself.
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