One bus.
Moniteau County fell one bus short of having a perfect school bus safety inspection report this spring for all six public school districts based in the county.
The Missouri Highway Patrol inspected 37 buses that carry students to and from school - and all but that one bus in High Point passed the inspection on the first try.
A patrol news release said buses labeled as "defective" had one or more defective items which posed no threat to the safety of students, and were allowed to continue in operation while the problems were repaired.
Districts had 10 days to make those repairs and have the buses re-inspected by the patrol's motor vehicle inspection personnel.
That was the category that one of the three High Point R-3 district's buses fell into - the patrol didn't report what the problem was.
None of the county's buses fell into the other category, "out of service," which results in the patrol ordering districts not to use buses for carrying students, if they have one or more defective items "which may compromise the safe transportation of students."
For any out-of-service buses, districts had 10 days to make those repairs, or be reported to state Elementary and Secondary Education department officials.
The California R-1 District had 14 buses that scored 100 percent.
Clarksburg R-2, High Point R-3 and Latham R-5 each has three buses that were inspected, with only the one bus in High Point having any issue.
Tipton R-6 had nine buses passing the inspections.
And Jamestown C-1 had five buses for its 100 percent.
The patrol inspected 11 buses for the Russellville District, with eight passing on the initial inspection (72.7 percent), two listed as defective and one taken out of service.
All but two of Eldon's 30 buses passed the initial inspection, and those two were listed as defective, so they could continue operating while being repaired.
Jefferson City is the largest district in a neighboring county.
Of its 74 buses, 69 passed (93.2 percent), four were defective and was one taken out of service.
"Transporting students safely is a priority for school districts, contracting agencies, and the Patrol," Col. Bret Johnson, the new superintendent, said in a news release. "The day-to-day maintenance of school bus fleets brings many challenges, and the public should be pleased with the 2015 statewide results of the annual school bus inspection.
"Our children deserve the safest transportation possible. The positive working relationship that exists among the agencies involved in this program - the Patrol, Missouri's school districts and contracting agencies - is directly responsible for the success of the annual school bus inspection program."
Statewide, the patrol inspected a total of 11,986 school buses between Feb. 2 and May 15 - with 10,579 (88.3 percent) passing on the initial inspection.
Another 1,150 buses (9.59 percent) were identified as defective.
Also, statewide, 257 buses (2.14 percent) were taken out of service.
A total of 291 Missouri school districts earned the patrol's "Total Fleet Excellence Award," for an approval rating of 90 percent or higher with no buses placed out-of-service.
That includes the five Moniteau County districts with 100 percent ratings, plus Eldon, Eugene and Ashland in nearby counties.
During the 2015-16 school year, the patrol said, a total of 5,758 buses in these award-winning fleets will be allowed to display the Total Fleet Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger-entry side of the bus.