Mid-Placer Transporation Agency

What Mid-Placer Transporation Agency does

Mid-Placer Public Schools Transportation Agency is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) created under California Government Code by five member school districts in Placer County, California: Ackerman Charter School District, Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary School District, Colfax Elementary School District, Loomis Union School District, and Placer Union High School District. The agency provides home-to-school bus transportation, special needs transportation, and activity trips (sports, field trips, and other school events) for the students of these districts, operating a school bus fleet out of its headquarters at 13121 Bill Francis Drive, Auburn, California. On-board video cameras are used in conjunction with the Assertive Discipline Plan to monitor student safety on buses, and the agency provides a Parent Bus App (My Ride) for real-time tracking and transportation updates.

The agency is governed by a Board of Directors composed of representatives from each member district, with Jim Snow serving as CEO. Its offerings are supported by a free 40-hour school bus driver training program, competitive wages of $24.17 to $29.38 per hour, and a comprehensive benefits package that has enabled the agency to maintain full staffing. Revenue is generated through district contributions and student bus pass sales (semester and annual passes, plus per-trip punch cards for activity runs), with passes available at the agency office, by mail, or via an online Microsoft Forms application portal. There is no evidence of outside funding, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond Placer County; the agency operates as a stable, government-structured service provider for a fixed customer base.

Name

Mid-Placer Transporation Agency

Legal name

Mid-Placer Public Schools Transportation Agency

Website

https://midplacer.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mid-Placer Public Schools Transportation Agency is a Joint Powers Authority providing home-to-school, special needs, and activity bus transportation for five member school districts in Placer County, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

School and Employee Bus Transportation (48541), School and Employee Bus Transportation (4854), School and Employee Bus Transportation (485410), Special Needs Transportation (485991)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

School Bus Transportation Operations (Home-to-School, Field Trips, Athletics) (EDAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs / Paratransit Student Transportation Services (EDAEADAH), School & Public Transit Contract Bus Operators (TLAFAGAE)

Keywords

• School bus transportation
• Student transportation services
• Special needs transportation
• Activity trip transportation
• Joint powers authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Auburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. School Bus Passes: Semester and annual bus passes sold to students for home-to-school transportation. Passes can be purchased at the agency office or by mail. Activity trips may use regular passes or per-trip punch cards.
2. Joint Powers Authority Funding: As a Joint Powers Authority created by member school districts in Placer County, California, the agency operates routes in support of member districts, funded through district contributions and allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mid-Placer Public Schools Transportation Agency is a Joint Powers Authority that provides unified school bus transportation services for five member K-12 school districts in Placer County, California. Its core offerings include home-to-school daily routes, special needs transportation, and activity trips for sports and field trips, supported by school bus passes, a Parent Bus App, and in-bus video monitoring.

Product overview

Mid-Placer Public Schools Transportation Agency is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) that operates as a single, unified school bus transportation service for five member school districts in Placer County, California. The agency's core offerings consist of home-to-school transportation routes, special needs transportation, and activity trips (sports and field trips). These services are supported by a Parent Bus App for parent access, school bus passes (semester and annual) for students, and a free driver training program. The agency does not operate a modular software platform; its product portfolio represents distinct transportation services rather than software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ackerman Charter School DistrictcoreOthersMember district of the Joint Powers Authority. The district designates a representative (usually Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, or Chief Business Officer) to serve on the Mid-Placer Governing Board.
• Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary School DistrictcoreOthersMember district of the Joint Powers Authority. The district designates a representative to serve on the Mid-Placer Governing Board.
• Colfax Elementary School DistrictcoreOthersMember district of the Joint Powers Authority. The district designates a representative to serve on the Mid-Placer Governing Board.
• Loomis Union School DistrictcoreOthersMember district of the Joint Powers Authority. The district designates a representative to serve on the Mid-Placer Governing Board.
• Placer Union High School DistrictcoreOthersMember district of the Joint Powers Authority. The district designates a representative to serve on the Mid-Placer Governing Board.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Express LLC: National Express is the parent company of Durham School Services and operates student transportation services across North America. Comparable as a broad incumbent in school bus operations with overlapping service categories including home-to-school and special needs routes.
• Durham School Services: Durham School Services is a major North American school transportation provider owned by National Express, offering home-to-school routes, special needs transport, and charter/activity trips. Comparable in service mix to Mid-Placer, but with significantly broader geographic coverage and fleet scale.
• First Student: First Student is the largest school bus operator in North America, serving thousands of school districts with home-to-school, special needs, and activity trip transportation. Highly comparable to Mid-Placer in service offerings, but operates at vastly greater national scale as a private-equity-owned incumbent.
• Student Transportation of America: Student Transportation of America (STA) operates one of the largest school bus fleets in the U.S. and Canada, providing home-to-school and special needs transportation across multiple states. Directly comparable business model to Mid-Placer but at multi-state scale.

Others

• Transfinder: Transfinder provides school transportation routing and management software used by school districts and bus operators to optimize routes and manage fleets. Comparable to Mid-Placer as an enabling technology provider in the school bus ecosystem.
• Edulog: Edulog provides school bus routing, planning, and fleet management software used by school transportation agencies including fleet operators. Comparable to Mid-Placer as an ecosystem participant supporting school bus operations, rather than a direct transportation competitor.

Direct peers

• Cook-Illinois Corporation: Cook-Illinois is a regional school bus operator serving districts in the Chicago metropolitan area, offering home-to-school, special needs, and activity trip services. Comparable to Mid-Placer as a similarly-sized regional operator with the same core service portfolio.
• Illinois Central School Bus: Illinois Central School Bus is a regional school transportation provider serving school districts across Illinois with home-to-school and special needs services. Closely comparable to Mid-Placer as a similarly-scaled regional bus operator focused on the same core service offerings.

Emerging players

• Zum Services: Zum is a tech-enabled student transportation platform offering school districts managed ride services, real-time tracking, and route optimization software. Comparable to Mid-Placer in the student transportation category, but with an emerging technology-first approach vs. traditional fleet operations.
• HopSkipDrive: HopSkipDrive is a tech-enabled platform providing supervised youth transportation, including school ride services, with driver vetting and real-time tracking. Comparable to Mid-Placer in serving K-12 student mobility, but uses a marketplace model rather than dedicated fleet ownership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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