New Real families. Real schools. One trusted app.

Meet the families
on your daily run.

A private, school-anchored network where nearby parents find each other, share the drive, and stop running the dismissal loop alone.

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Free for families, forever No credit card Up in 60 seconds

The Carpool.School home screen showing nearby families and parent activity

"As of 5 minutes ago, I have a carpool family thanks to Carpool.School. My husband is over the moon."

Tamara Oyejide PTSA President, Enloe High

ACRTMJ+

131 families connected this week

Trusted by families at

Carnage Middle

Enloe High

Durham Academy

Moore Square and growing

What's inside

Four tools, one private community.

From meeting the family two streets over to running tomorrow's pickup — all in one app, just for the parents at your school.

Parent Directory

A private roster of every family in your community — sortable by proximity, grade, and activities.

Direct Messaging

Reach any parent with a one-tap message. No buried thread in a 200-person group chat.

Carpool Requests

Post a one-off ask. Nearby families see it, raise their hand, and matching happens in the app.

Recurring Pools

When families say yes, the pool becomes a shared schedule with live driver tracking and pickup confirmations.

How it works

Up and running in minutes.

No coordinator meetings, no spreadsheet — just families, their kids, and the rides they share.

Join your community

Anyone can start a community for any school in 60 seconds. Parents join privately via invite link or your school's access code.

Discover the network

Browse a private directory of families sorted by proximity. See who lives nearby, message directly, and start coordinating.

Share the load

Organize carpools with neighbors, schedule pickups, and track every ride in real time. Less driving. More living.

See it in action

The parent network you wish already existed.

A clean, private directory of the families at your school — and the tools to turn "we should carpool" into an actual schedule.

See nearby families on a mapFiltered by school, grade, and pickup window — not the whole town.

Profiles with what mattersKids, grades, activities, neighborhood. Just enough to know who to ask.

One tap to start a rideRequest, accept, repeat. Recurring pools form themselves.

Built for trust

Every detail, designed for parents.

A platform you can recommend to a neighbor and a school can stand behind.

Private to your community

Only members can see your profile or message you. Maps show approximate locations — never your exact address.

Real names, real connections

Each community is scoped to one school. In a Verified Community, families are matched against the school's official roster.

You stay in control

The app suggests matches; you choose who to ride with. No auto-assignments, and you can leave any pool anytime.

A platform, not a vetting service

We don't run background checks — we help families find each other. You decide who to ride with, and only when it feels right.

91%

Of districts report driver shortages — more parents driving more often

50%+

Of school trips happen in private vehicles, alone

60s

To start a community for any school — no approval, no friction

Pricing

Free for families. Verified for organizations.

Any parent can start a community in 60 seconds. When school staff claim it and verify families against their roster, it becomes a Verified Community — trusted, official, and recognized.

Most parents start here

Families

Parent-led community

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Always free for families. No credit card.

iOS & Android apps
Parent directory & profiles
Direct & group messaging
Carpool request matching
Schedule coordination
Real-time driver tracking
Live pickup confirmations

Find your community →

For schools & K-12 orgs

Verified

Organization community

$400/ year

Free 30-day pilot. No card required to start.

Everything in Families, plus:
Verified badge on your community
Self-serve admin portal
Automated onboarding from roster
Configurable bell schedules
Community impact & analytics
Launch kit: emails, flyers, slides

Start a free pilot →

Smaller group? Tell us about it — flexible pricing for organizations under 100 families.

Premium add-on · For schools

Add dismissal management.

Pair your Verified Community with end-to-end dismissal coordination — built for front-office staff and school administrators who run the daily pickup loop.

Schedule a demo

What's included

Real-time dismissal roster
Driver arrival notifications
Student pickup verification
Dismissal reporting & audits
Hands-on setup assistance
24/7 email support

How parents found us

It usually starts in a group chat.

Parent group chat · Real conversation

Anyone have kids at Martin Middle and know if they use the app?

I don't think so. It was created by a Carnage parent who is now an Enloe parent and thus added Enloe.

I am totally gonna suggest it to Martin PTA!!!

"It is unreal how helpful it is. I feel far less lost during pickup."

Common questions

What parents always ask.

Do you perform background checks on parents?

No. Carpool.School is a connection platform, not a vetting service. Parents are responsible for vetting anyone they choose to carpool with — just like any informal carpool today. We recommend meeting in person first, discussing insurance, and only riding when you feel comfortable.

Who is liable for the actual carpool?

As outlined in our EULA, Carpool.School is a software platform, not a transportation provider. Liability for carpooling arrangements rests with participating families, who agree to assume risks and release both Carpool.School and their school from claims when joining.

How is location and contact info protected?

Your exact home address is never shared. Maps show approximate locations only. Only members of your school's community can view your profile or contact you, and we never sell user data — to anyone.

Will carpools form automatically?

No. The app surfaces nearby matches and helps you start a conversation — but families decide whether and how to coordinate. Matching is suggestive; the connection is always your call.

What does it cost a school to participate?

$400 / year for a Verified Community — and that includes onboarding from your roster, a launch kit, and ongoing support. Families inside the community always use the app for free. A free 30-day pilot lets you try it before any commitment.

What if I want to start without my school's involvement?

You can. Any parent or PTA volunteer can create a community for any school in under a minute — your school doesn't need to be involved. When staff are ready to take it official, they can claim and verify the community.

About

Built by a parent who got tired of the pickup line.

Carpool.School started where every good idea for parents starts: in a chaotic, idling pickup loop, watching dozens of families drive home alone — most of them headed to the exact same neighborhood.

Car lines were broken. Carpools were impossible to organize. And school families had no single, private place to find each other.

We built Carpool.School to be the place that actually works from day one — for parents — and grows stronger when schools choose to back it.

Krishna Kamath

Founder & CEO

After 20 years building technology products, Krishna found the one that hit closest to home — as a parent watching the same crowded pickup line every day, filled with families driving alone.

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