High gas prices mean schools are paying more to refuel buses

The recent surge in gas prices is hitting school transportation budgets hard, raising concerns that if fuel prices keep up, some school districts could burn through their funding for buses.

Yellow school buses don’t fill up at the local gas station, and they run on diesel fuel, so they aren’t paying the same price for gas as consumers.

Still, school districts are facing major price fluctuations and rapidly rising fuel costs on a fixed budget. Spokespeople from school districts in Chatham, Guilford, and Vance counties said their transportation officials are monitoring gas prices closely.

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