School Carpool Platform & Family Transportation Solutions
GoKid Connect: A safe, carpool program for schools and their families. Helping parents share rides, reduce traffic, and strengthen school communities.
1 million+ carpool trips scheduled!
Gokid Connect for Schools
A safety-first school carpool program with a state of the art school admin portal; our safety features for students and parents are designed to make school carpooling a great alternative when there are not enough buses.
GoKid App for Parents
Our carpool apps bring real time tracking, flexible scheduling and easy schedule management to the entire carpool group. Families benefit from safety + easy access to all carpool information.
Why choose us?
Award-winning technology
Gokid's school carpool program is the only solution that combines a school carpool program with award-winning carpool apps. Custom notifications, alerts for the parent who is driving, GPS, and live-tracking of vehicles, are all included for free if your school signs up.
Data-Driven
We leverage data to improve school transportation options, providing key insights like sign-up rates, number of carpools scheduled, miles saved, and CO2 saved. Our data approach ensures the safety, efficiency, and affordability of our program , while creating the best possible carpooling experience for our customers, schools, districts and families alike.
An experienced & passionate team
With years of experience in building parent and school technology, we are passionate about finding a better way for student transportation. Our customer success and support teams are making alternative school transportation safe, affordable, and reliable.
GoKid Carpool: Safety First
At Gokid, carpooling safety features are on top of our minds: Our school carpool program and the carpool apps were designed to easily manage carpools, maximizing ease of use with peace of mind during each carpool.
What our Customers are saying
We are proud to be working with some of the leading schools and districts across the US – and tens of thousands of amazing families.
The GoKid Team
Our team at GoKid combines over 50 years of experience in building technology-driven solutions, and we share a deep commitment to safer, smarter school transportation. As parents ourselves, we understand the challenges of juggling schedules and ensuring reliable rides. Since our founding in 2016, GoKid has been recognized with multiple awards, but our true passion lies in providing schools and families with an efficient, community-centered alternative when traditional bus options fall short.
What it's like working with us as a school or district
School customers get access to an admin portal for one or multiple schools.
Upload a CSV or connect with your Student Information System, and we’ll invite families to join. Opt-out available!
After registering, they can find, chat with, and invite other school parents on a map to create carpools.
Parents manage their carpools with GoKid’s award-winning app. Questions? Our support team is here to help!
Access valuable data in your admin dashboard: carpool numbers, CO₂ savings, and traffic impact.
We're on a mission.
At GoKid, a female-founded impact startup, we’re on a mission to transform school transportation with a safe, parent-driven carpool solution that reduces traffic and builds community. Our school carpooling solution enables parents to connect with other families within their school communities to create and manage safe, efficient carpools—without requiring coordination from schools. Designed for private schools and school districts.
What our Customers are saying
We are proud to be working with some of the leading schools and districts across the US – and tens of thousands of amazing families.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do schools and districts use GoKid?
GoKid partners with schools and districts to provide a comprehensive school carpool program, GoKid Connect. After signing a contract with GoKid, we launch a customized carpool portal for your school, enabling your school’s parents to find other school families to carpool with.
The GoKid team supports onboarding, communication, data updates, and ongoing customer support—so schools do not have to manage the program themselves. Schools use GoKid to reduce traffic, address the bus driver shortage, improve attendance, and offer families a trusted transportation alternative.
How do Parents use Gokid Connect through Their Schools?
When schools or districts launch Gokid Connect via their school admin portal, parents can:
- Use it to locate nearby school parents with kids in similar grades who are also interested in carpooling.
- Organize carpools with ease and confidence
- Take advantage of the software’s safety features, mapping, messaging, real-time tracking, and automated invitations.
What is the Cost of GoKid Connect?
The cost of the program is structured as an annual Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) fee, based on the number and size of school, starting at $2999 for a petite school including customer support.
- Petite School (<200 students) Annual fee $ 1,999.00
- Small School (200-500 students): Annual fee of $3,999.
- Medium School (500-900 students): Annual fee of $5,999.
- Large School (900-1400 students): Annual fee of $7,999.
- Extra Large School (over 1400 students): Annual fee of $9,999.
There is also an annual technology and customer support fee of $1,000 -2,000 depending on the size of the school. Here’s what goes into our pricing.
For school districts and multiple year contraction, we offer significant discounts. Contact us at schools@gokid.mobi for a personalized quote.
What's the difference between GoKid and GoKid Connect?
GoKid App is for individual families to organize carpools with friends. GoKid Connect is for schools and districts to offer coordinated carpooling to their entire community. Learn more at our FAQ page
Can parents use GoKid without a school invitation?
Yes. Parents can download the GoKid App on iOS, Android, or sign up on the web to organize carpools independently. This version is ideal for neighborhood groups, sports teams, clubs, and families who want to coordinate shared rides without school involvement.
Parents simply invite the people they trust—no school data required.
How much does GoKid cost for parents?
The GoKid App is available for free and includes all the core functionalities needed to set up and manage carpools. Families can also upgrade their accounts on a subscription basis to unlock additional features. The upgrade applies to every member of your family and will include life tracking of vehicles, the history of your carpools, chat functionalities. A monthly subscription is $4.99 / month. A yearly subscription is $49.99 / year. Please note that GoKid is always free for parents invited through their schools.
Is GoKid safe?
Yes. Safety and privacy are at the core of both the school program and the standalone app.
For Schools (GoKid Connect):
Only invited school families can join.
Student and parent data come directly from the school’s verified records.
Home addresses, emails, and phone numbers are hidden until parents agree to carpool.
Private, closed communication groups.
FERPA-aware data practices and secure hosting.
For Parents Using the GoKid App Independently:
- You invite only the families you personally know and trust.
- No public users, no matching with strangers, no open community.
- Children cannot interact independently; parents maintain full control.
- No GPS tracking of children, and no rideshare component.
Across all versions, GoKid is not a public ridesharing service or a platform for matching unknown users—families remain in full control at all times.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do schools and districts use GoKid?
GoKid partners with schools and districts to provide a comprehensive school carpool program, GoKid Connect. After signing a contract with GoKid, we launch a customized carpool portal for your school, enabling your school’s parents to find other school families to carpool with.
The GoKid team supports onboarding, communication, data updates, and ongoing customer support—so schools do not have to manage the program themselves. Schools use GoKid to reduce traffic, address the bus driver shortage, improve attendance, and offer families a trusted transportation alternative.
How do Parents use Gokid Connect through Their Schools?
When schools or districts launch Gokid Connect via their school admin portal, parents can:
- Use it to locate nearby school parents with kids in similar grades who are also interested in carpooling.
- Organize carpools with ease and confidence
- Take advantage of the software’s safety features, mapping, messaging, real-time tracking, and automated invitations.
What is the Cost of GoKid Connect?
The cost of the program is structured as an annual Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) fee, based on the number and size of school, starting at $2999 for a petite school including customer support.
- Petite School (<200 students) Annual fee $ 1,999.00
- Small School (200-500 students): Annual fee of $3,999.
- Medium School (500-900 students): Annual fee of $5,999.
- Large School (900-1400 students): Annual fee of $7,999.
- Extra Large School (over 1400 students): Annual fee of $9,999.
There is also an annual technology and customer support fee of $1,000 -2,000 depending on the size of the school. Here’s what goes into our pricing.
For school districts and multiple year contraction, we offer significant discounts. Contact us at schools@gokid.mobi for a personalized quote.
What's the difference between GoKid and GoKid Connect?
GoKid App is for individual families to organize carpools with friends. GoKid Connect is for schools and districts to offer coordinated carpooling to their entire community. Learn more at our FAQ page
Can parents use GoKid without a school invitation?
Yes. Parents can download the GoKid App on iOS, Android, or sign up on the web to organize carpools independently. This version is ideal for neighborhood groups, sports teams, clubs, and families who want to coordinate shared rides without school involvement.
Parents simply invite the people they trust—no school data required.
How much does GoKid cost for parents?
The GoKid App is available for free and includes all the core functionalities needed to set up and manage carpools. Families can also upgrade their accounts on a subscription basis to unlock additional features. The upgrade applies to every member of your family and will include life tracking of vehicles, the history of your carpools, chat functionalities. A monthly subscription is $4.99 / month. A yearly subscription is $49.99 / year. Please note that GoKid is always free for parents invited through their schools.
Is GoKid safe?
Yes. Safety and privacy are at the core of both the school program and the standalone app.
For Schools (GoKid Connect):
Only invited school families can join.
Student and parent data come directly from the school’s verified records.
Home addresses, emails, and phone numbers are hidden until parents agree to carpool.
Private, closed communication groups.
FERPA-aware data practices and secure hosting.
For Parents Using the GoKid App Independently:
- You invite only the families you personally know and trust.
- No public users, no matching with strangers, no open community.
- Children cannot interact independently; parents maintain full control.
- No GPS tracking of children, and no rideshare component.
Across all versions, GoKid is not a public ridesharing service or a platform for matching unknown users—families remain in full control at all times.