Just weeks into the school year, the high price of diesel is putting a strain on Virginia school divisions, which largely use diesel to fill up the school buses that bring children to and from school every day. Some school systems are preparing to seek additional local funding or make cuts elsewhere if fuel costs remain high.
School buses pull into River City Middle School on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Richmond, VA. The city school system runs more than 200 buses daily, and most of them use diesel fuel.
A trucker’s bill approaches $800 at the diesel pump at the TA Travel Center in Ashland on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2026, as record fuel prices squeeze drivers across Virginia.
Powhatan County Public Schools were awarded $3.95 million through EPA 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates awards for 10 electric buses and charging stations.
School buses pull into River City Middle School on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Richmond, VA. The city school system runs more than 200 buses daily, and most of them use diesel fuel.
Powhatan County Public Schools were awarded $3.95 million through EPA 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates awards for 10 electric buses and charging stations.
A trucker’s bill approaches $800 at the diesel pump at the TA Travel Center in Ashland on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2026, as record fuel prices squeeze drivers across Virginia.
