30 New Buses Coming to Charleston Metro

In the largest school bus purchase in four years, 342 buses will be delivered across South Carolina, replacing some of the older models.

A press release from the state superintendent stated that these will go to students with and without disabilities, though The State reports that the older buses exclusively served those students with disabilities.

The State also reported that some of the replaced buses had more than 500,000 miles on them.

Ten of the buses will go to Berkeley County, while 17 will go to Charleston County and three will go to Dorchester County.

Here are some quick facts about the purchased, courtesy the SC Department of Education:

Each bus costs $82,030

Total: $28,054,260

The new school buses will replace all buses from model years 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, as well as some 1988 models.

Funds came from lottery revenue, general fund carryforward revenues and revenue from the sale of scrap metal from old buses.

An additional $34 million has been requested from the 2013-2014 budget.