Carmel Clay Schools · Cooperative Programs

paymentsSpend

$1,775,735

Contracts/Partnerships $362,571

Child Nutrition $1,413,164

savingsSavings & Benefit

$224,495

Contracts/Partnerships $67,477

Child Nutrition $157,018

tuneSavings Method

Vendor Contracts off list price

Child Nutrition 10% off list

School Buses $5,000 each

Contract rates are negotiated per vendor and run 0–65%. Each vendor below shows the rate applied to it.

directions_busSchool Buses

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savings FY data pending

Vendor Utilization

22 of 27 categories used by Metro-tier peers engaged

High 13

Occasional 9

Not yet 5

check_circle High Utilization used in 3+ of last 4 fiscal years

Food DistributorSchool BusesOnline MarketplaceProduce DistributorDairy DistributorFood Service DistributorTechnologyBakery DistributorCopy PaperIce Cream DistributorFurnitureJanitorial SuppliesOffice Supplies

schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years

SanitationLaminatorsPizza ProgramSanitation SystemSecuritySupplemental CurriculumMedical SuppliesChromebooksCollection Services

add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Metro-tier peers use these — consider exploring

Athletic EquipmentClassroom SuppliesTiresChromebook RefreshLighting

Amazon

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 26–27 · savings rate under negotiation — spend counted, no savings claimed · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Amazon Online Marketplace rate under negotiation

$248,277

Child Nutrition Vendors

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 26–27 · 9 vendors, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

US Foods Food Distributor 10% off list

$993,255· $110,362

Piazza Produce Produce Distributor 10% off list

$134,440· $14,938

Commercial Foods Food Distributor 10% off list

$78,707· $8,745

Acorn Child Nutrition Food Distributor 10% off list

$69,775· $7,753

DFA Dairy Distributor 10% off list

$60,637· $6,737

Hersheys Ice Cream Ice Cream Distributor 10% off list

$25,443· $2,827

Alpha Bakery Distributor 10% off list

$21,936· $2,437

Smart Mouth Pizza Program 10% off list

$17,785· $1,976

Smart Systems Sanitation System 10% off list

$11,186· $1,243

Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

All Other Vendors

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 26–27 · 2 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

KI Furniture Furniture 40% off list

$94,327· $62,884

Other vendors · scaled to the largest below

CDWG IT Technology avg 18.7% off list

$19,967· $4,593

Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Carmel Clay Schools engages with every popular category — here's what some peers use

~$8,657/yr

potential savings from 1 additional category

Lighting

Might be worth reviewing — a tier peer purchased $164,477 in this category last year, saving an estimated $8,657

Potential savings assume this district spends at the peer median and earns standard co-op rates.

Coop Spend vs Your Tier

CIESC Metro-tier districts · FY 26–27

Total coop spend — tier ranking

Perry Township Schools

$2,618,423

Carmel Clay Schools YOU

$1,775,735

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

$993,749

MSD Lawrence Township

$227,826

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships

$362,571 · median $380,447

#3of 4

below median

Child Nutrition

$1,413,164 · median $827,672

#2of 4

at/above median

School Buses

no purchases · median $0

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not purchasing

Annual Savings

Carmel Clay Schools · Cooperative Programs over time· all years shown net of Amazon (rate under negotiation — no savings claimed this year)

Purchases vs Savings

Spend and savings side-by-side · last 5 fiscal years· FY 25–26 on excludes school-bus purchases (tracked at real prices only from then)

Purchases Savings