Transportation

    Ellis has many different options for transportation.  Students who live within one of the school districts listed below receive free transportation from their school district.  For a fee arranged with other mini-bus/van services, transportation is also available for students from the South Hills, Sewickley, and Murrysville areas, and beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, will be available for students from the North Hills. Additionally, students from outlying areas often work with other girls to find appropriate, cost-effective solutions such as carpools.

    The following school districts are within 10 miles of The Ellis School, and therefore provide transportation to Ellis students at no cost:
    Baldwin-Whitehall McKeesport Shaler
    Carlynton Montour South Allegheny
    Chartiers Valley North Allegheny Sto-Rox
    East Allegheny North Hills West Jefferson
    Fox Chapel Penn Hills West Mifflin
    Gateway Pittsburgh * Woodland Hills
    Hampton Plum Borough
    Keystone Oaks Riverview/Oakmont

    * Must live more than 1.5 miles from Ellis for students in grades K – 8 and more than 2 miles from Ellis for students in grades 9 – 12.


    VAN SERVICE
    Ellis offers, for an additional fee, van service to the following areas:
    • South Hills
    • Sewickley
    • Murrysville
    • North Hills

    For more information about transportation to The Ellis School, please contact Kathy States, Transportation Coordinator, at 412.661.5992, x152.