Carpool schedule for five families
A fair school carpool rotation for five families: mornings and afternoons, taking turns one school day at a time, with the afternoon starting one family later so nobody drives both ends of the same day.
Four weeks of turns
| Day | Morning drop-off | Afternoon pickup |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1, Mon | GGarcia | LLee |
| Week 1, Tue | LLee | PPatel |
| Week 1, Wed | PPatel | NNguyen |
| Week 1, Thu | NNguyen | SSmith |
| Week 1, Fri | SSmith | GGarcia |
| Week 2, Mon | GGarcia | LLee |
| Week 2, Tue | LLee | PPatel |
| Week 2, Wed | PPatel | NNguyen |
| Week 2, Thu | NNguyen | SSmith |
| Week 2, Fri | SSmith | GGarcia |
| Week 3, Mon | GGarcia | LLee |
| Week 3, Tue | LLee | PPatel |
| Week 3, Wed | PPatel | NNguyen |
| Week 3, Thu | NNguyen | SSmith |
| Week 3, Fri | SSmith | GGarcia |
| Week 4, Mon | GGarcia | LLee |
| Week 4, Tue | LLee | PPatel |
| Week 4, Wed | PPatel | NNguyen |
| Week 4, Thu | NNguyen | SSmith |
| Week 4, Fri | SSmith | GGarcia |
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trips for the Garcias
8
trips for the Lees
8
trips for the Patels
8
trips for the Nguyens
8
trips for the Smiths
With five families and two trips a day, each family drives about 2.0 trips a week. When a holiday falls on a school day, the rotation simply picks up the next school day where it left off, so nobody loses or gains a turn.
Other ways to split it
- Same weekdays every week: each family keeps its days (the Garcias on Mondays, the Lees on Tuesdays…). Easy to remember, but holidays land unevenly: Monday families lose the most trips.
- A week each: one family does every trip for a week, then hands over. Fewer handoffs, but a long week for the driving family.
Run a five-family carpool in Turnabout
Turnabout works out whose turn it is every school day, skips holidays without costing anyone a turn, handles swaps with a yes or no, and reminds each parent the evening before they drive. Free for every family, no account.
How to set up a school carpool schedule · Printable carpool sign-up sheet