Missouri State Highway Patrol Completes 2025 Annual School Bus Inspections

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division's 2025 annual school bus inspection program.

Missouri's 2025 school bus inspection results are as follows: 
School buses rated as "approved" upon initial inspection -- 10,144 
School buses rated as "defective" upon initial inspection -- 799 
School buses rated as "out-of-service" upon initial inspection -- 312

Buses with identified defective components require repair within 10 days. Buses placed out-of-service require the correction of the component(s), reinspection, and a return to service by Patrol personnel prior to further usage in transporting passengers.

A total of 297 Missouri school districts earned the Patrol's Total Fleet Excellence award for 2025. During the 2024-2025 school year, 6,782 buses in these award-winning fleets are eligible to display the Patrol's Total Fleet Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of the bus.

"Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel, with the cooperation of pupil transportation professionals, completed the successful inspection of 11,255 school buses in accordance with Missouri revised state statutes," said Colonel Turner. "These efforts help the Patrol, Missouri schools, and private pupil transportation companies ensure schoolchildren are safe while they travel on school buses." 
Middle Grove C-1 presented 1 bus 0% approved, 0% defective and a 100% out of service 
Monroe City R-I presented 12 buses 66.7% approved, 8.3% defective and a 25% out of service 
Holliday C-2 presented 2 buses and 100% approved, 0% defective and a 0% out of service 
Madison C-3 presented 5 buses and 20% approved, 40% defective and a 40% out of service 
Paris R-II presented 10 buses and a 50% approved, 40% defective and a 10% out of service 
Ralls County R-II presented 17 buses and a 76.5% approved, 11.8% defective and a 11.8% out of service