First Student

First Student, Inc.
FormerlyRyder Public Transportation Services Inc.
(1985–1999)
ParentEQT AB
Founded1999
(through acquisition of school bus business of Ryder)
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio
Service areaUnited States
Service typeSchool bus, charter service
Fleet44,050
Websitewww.firststudentinc.com

First Student, Inc. is a North American provider of school bus services. The company works with districts in 38 states and 7 Canadian provinces, carrying approximately 5 million students daily. In addition to its regular routes, First Student also provides special-needs transportation, field trip services, and charter bus rentals.

With a workforce of 50,500 employees, and a fleet of 44,050 vehicles, the company's fleet of buses drives over 550,000,000 miles combined every year. Formerly a division of FirstGroup, First Student was sold to EQT Infrastructure on 21 July 2021.

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