Student Ridership Tracking & Management Solutions

Student ridership scanning uses barcodes on in-vehicle tablets. When a student boards or exits, the scan creates a timestamped record of exactly who rode, when they boarded, and where they got off. This gives transportation teams a reliable daily roster instead of guessing, and it supports attendance review, safety questions, and reimbursement reporting where it applies.

Yes. Ridership scans create the accurate boarding and exit records that IEP transportation documentation and Medicaid invoicing require, and they support state reporting metrics such as aggregate weeks where districts track total weeks transported. Because the data comes from real scans rather than estimates, your team can produce reimbursement-ready reporting without reconstructing rides by hand.

Yes. Scan records let a building secretary or principal confirm which bus a student is on and whether they scanned in, so front offices can answer a parent’s question directly instead of calling the transportation office. It turns a stressful phone call into a quick lookup and gives families the accountability they are asking for.

Crosswalk K-12 is CalAmp compatible and works with common existing GPS hardware, so many districts do not need to buy a whole new system. We can take your current data feed and run it in the platform. For new units, we pre-label and pre-assign every device before shipping, so installation is plug and play, you simply connect the device on the bus it belongs to.

Yes. Crosswalk K-12 tracks buses 24/7, including when the ignition and engine are off, so you are not blind to a bus once it shuts down. Administrators see live fleet location, route progress, mileage, and idle activity, while parents get student-specific arrival visibility. It is the difference between a real operating picture and a dot that disappears at the end of a run.

The tablet suite gives drivers turn-by-turn navigation, route guidance, ridership scanning, and digital pre- and post-trip inspections with photos routed to maintenance. This is especially valuable for sub drivers who do not know the area, and it signals to every driver that their work matters. Our team also handles training so scanners do not end up unused in a drawer.

UniteGPS is FERPA compliant, and ridership events, stop details, and SIS-synced records are handled with student data protection at the center of the design. We work with your district’s data use agreement, apply encryption and clear handling policies, and will sign your own forms. You get better accountability and communication while student data stays protected.

Yes. The 90-day free trial covers routing setup and your data feed with no credit card and no commitment, so you can experience ridership scanning, live tracking, and the support model before deciding. Even if you do not continue, you keep the routing work. It is how we take the risk out of the decision for districts that need to prove value first.