Find the families in your child's community.
Connect with families at your school, daycare, team, or camp. Coordinate carpools, pickups, and activities in one place.
Find your community
"I have a carpool family thanks to Carpool.School. My husband is over the moon."
Communities created by families & organizations
Parent-led communities are started by families. Organizations can claim and verify them.
One group. One community.
A community brings together families who share a school, daycare, team, camp, or activity. Families connect directly and coordinate transportation together.
Schools
Daycares
Teams
Camps
Activities
Parent-led first. Verified when claimed.
Families can start communities immediately. Organizations can verify membership later.
Started by a parent or PTA member.
Open to families in this community.
How membership works- Families join through an invite link
- Membership is limited to that community
- Admins can remove members who don't belong
Verified by the organization.
Matched against the official roster.
How verification works- Managed by the organization
- Administrators can manage membership
- Verified badge throughout the app
What Carpool.School is
- A private directory of families in one community
- A way to coordinate carpools and pickups
- Free for families
What Carpool.School isn't
- A background-check or driver-vetting service
- A public social network
- A transportation provider
From your first ride to year-long carpools.
Post a request and tap Interested on others nearby.
Message any family or join activity groups.
Send a connect request to families you trust.
Track recurring plans, reminders, and arrivals.
Built around real communities.
Families already coordinate transportation through schools, teams, camps, and activities. Carpool.School helps communities connect while keeping families in control.
Private communities
Only members of your community can see your profile. Maps show approximate locations, never your exact address.
Verified membership
When an organization claims its community, families can be verified against the official roster.
You choose who to connect with
Browse families, start conversations, and coordinate rides only with people you're comfortable connecting with.
of students travel to school in a private vehicle
Families already handle most daily school transportation.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsFamilies join free. Organizations verify communities.
Communities can start with families today and become verified when an organization joins.
Parent-led Community
Always free for families.
- iOS & Android apps
- Parent directory & profiles
- Direct & group messaging
- Carpool request matching
- Schedule coordination
- Real-time driver tracking
- Live pickup confirmations
- Launch kit: emails, flyers, slides
Organization community
Free 30-day pilot.
- Everything in Families, plus:
- Self-serve admin portal
- Verified badge on your community
- Roster-verified families with personal invites
- Family announcements via push & email
- Bell schedules, calendar & events sync
- Community impact & analytics
- Need dismissal management? Available as an add-on for schools.
Smaller group? Tell us about it — flexible pricing for organizations under 100 families.
Questions we hear all the time.
Can I start a community without my school's involvement?
Do you perform background checks on parents?
Who decides who I ride with?
Who is liable for the actual carpool?
How is location and contact info protected?
More questions? See the full Families FAQ or Schools & Organizations FAQ.
Built by a parent. For parents.
A private app for the families of one school, daycare, team, or camp to find each other and share the drive.
Krishna Kamath
After two decades building technology products, Krishna found the problem that hit closest to home: as a parent, watching the same crowded pickup line every day, filled with families driving alone.
Connect on LinkedInNeed help getting started?
Questions about launching Carpool.School at your school or organization? You'll hear directly from our small team — usually within one business day.
Your community starts with one family.
Join an existing community or create one for your school, daycare, team, or camp.