This study examined the factors influencing modal choice of school travel behavior among teenagers in Samaru community, Zaria. Existing modes of trips, home to school proximity, sex and income level are among the factors examined. The study examined three (3) public secondary schools with the total population of about 11,999 of male and female students. A total of 387 copies questionnaire were randomly administered to students from age 13-18 years old among which 372 were returned. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the collected data. Findings of the study revealed that, use of parent cars to/from school by the female students is higher (1.6%) compared with male students (0.76%) while walking alone or in group (52.5% and 53.5%) and sometimes cycling alone or in group (26% and 35%) are the major alternative trips mode among teens as a result of home to school proximity, income level and absence of functional school bus among other factors, which might lead to lateness, exhaustion, poor performance, amongst others particularly those teens that walk and bike to/from the school. Additionally, results also find out that, used of other modes (tricycle, motorcycle, public bus and private car) for commuting to/from school were mostly by the high income students which account for 22% followed by medium with 15.7% and least low income 8.8% respectively. From the above result, it indicates that income affect trip behavior of student mode choice in the study area. The study recommends that, stakeholders and Kaduna state government should provide appropriate support to families with lower incomes to assist them with their school travel needs such as functional school bus for this public secondary schools so as to mitigate students trip mode behavior and also parents of low income should make sure that their children leave early to school.