The Omro School District is located west of the City of Oshkosh. The Omro School District covers approximately 99 square miles including the Town of Algoma, Aurora, Nekimi, Nepeskun, Omro, Poygan, Poy Sippi, Rushford, Utica, and Winneconne in Waushara and Winnebago Counties. Omro School District is compromised of two elementary schools (pre-Kindergarten-5th grade), one middle school (6th-8th grade), and one high school (9th-12th grade).

The Omro Area Safe Routes to School (SRTS) task force was formed in the winter of 2008. The task force is compromised of representatives from a variety of entities (See Figure 1) include the Omro School District, WisDOT, Winnebago County, law enforcement, parents, and representatives from local units of government within the Omro School District.

In the winter of 2008, the Omro SRTS task force pursued a WisDOT SRTS planning grant. The Omro Area SRTS Program was awarded a WisDOT planning grant in the summer of 2008. The SRTS Planning process began in the fall of 2008 with the assistance of the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC).