Nicholas Buck had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, after the bin lorry he was driving collided with a school minibus.
Fourteen-year-old Holly Brown (pictured) suffered fatal injuries - and several of her classmates were hurt - in the crash, which happened in Birmingham last year.
Court heard that the defendant's vehicle had emerged from an intersection on the A38 Kingsbury Road, in Castle Vale, and ploughed into the side of the coach.
Buck, 52, of Kingshurst Way, was today handed a 40 month prison sentence and banned from driving for over five years. He would be required to take an extended retest before being allowed back behind a wheel.
Det Sgt Alan Hands, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "A young girl tragically lost her life as a result of dangerous driving.
"Holly had her whole life ahead of her and this sentence should serve as a reminder of the importance of taking care on the road.
"Although this result will never bring Holly back, I sincerely hope her family find some comfort knowing Buck is behind bars and we continue to do all we can to make the roads safer."
Holly, a pupil from John Taylor High School, in Barton-under-Needwood, in Staffordshire, had been on a school art trip. Twenty other students had been on board at the time of the crash, which happened on July 7.
The family had paid tribute to the teenager, who had a twin sister, Emma, during today's hearing at Birmingham Crown Court.
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