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Cooperative Programs

Carmel Clay Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Active User · Metro tier Active User · Metro tier Carmel Clay Schools · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Metro-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC CIESC
Tier Metro
ADM 15,988
paymentsSpend

$9,162,070

Contracts/Partnerships $1,041,941
Child Nutrition $5,485,684
Buses $2,634,445
savingsSavings & Benefit

$752,776

Contracts/Partnerships $83,255
Child Nutrition $609,520
Buses $60,000
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

12

savings $60,000 saved

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

Bus Vendors

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 25–26 · 1 chassis vendor, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Blue Bird $5,000 per bus
$2,634,445· $60,000
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Amazon

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 25–26 · savings rate under negotiation — spend counted, no savings claimed · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Amazon Online Marketplace rate under negotiation
$752,392

Child Nutrition Vendors

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 25–26 · 9 vendors, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

US Foods Food Distributor 10% off list
$3,855,104· $428,345
Piazza Produce Produce Distributor 10% off list
$543,113· $60,346
Prairie Farms Dairy Distributor 10% off list
$303,540· $33,727
Commercial Foods Food Distributor 10% off list
$239,900· $26,656
Acorn Child Nutrition Food Distributor 10% off list
$223,651· $24,850
Klosterman's Bakery Distributor 10% off list
$126,781· $14,087
Hersheys Ice Cream Ice Cream Distributor 10% off list
$79,445· $8,827
Smart Mouth Pizza Program 10% off list
$58,221· $6,469
Smart Systems Sanitation System 10% off list
$55,930· $6,214
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

All Other Vendors

Carmel Clay Schools · FY 25–26 · 8 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

CDWG IT Technology avg 15.9% off list
$192,461· $36,308
Other vendors · scaled to the largest below
KI Furniture Furniture 40% off list
$60,246· $40,164
Salt Services Janitorial Supplies 15% off list
$13,973· $2,466
CDWG AV Technology avg 8.9% off list
$10,529· $1,032
School Health Medical Supplies 13% off list
$4,539· $678
CDWG Chromebooks Chromebooks avg 3.1% off list
$3,963· $125
GBC/ACCO Laminators 40% off list
$3,335· $2,223
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$504· $259
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Carmel Clay Schools doesn't

~$58,146/yr
potential savings from 3 untapped categories
  • Tires
    50% of peers use · median peer spend $30,245
  • Lighting
    Might be worth reviewing — a tier peer purchased $316,845 in this category last year, saving an estimated $16,676
  • Chromebook Refresh
    Might be worth reviewing — a tier peer purchased $85,575 in this category last year, saving an estimated $4,504

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 25–26

Total coop spend — tier ranking

Perry Township Schools
$13,748,835
Hamilton Southeastern Schools
$10,245,528
Carmel Clay Schools YOU
$9,162,070
MSD Lawrence Township
$4,247,463
$9,703,799 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$1,041,941 · median $1,793,300
#3of 4
below median
Child Nutrition
$5,485,684 · median $3,415,688
#2of 4
at/above median
School Buses
$2,634,445 · median $2,984,084
#3of 4
below median

Annual Savings

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

$900,000$720,000$540,000$360,000$180,000$0$215,351FY 17-18$238,534FY 18-19$188,397FY 19-20$194,902FY 20-21$322,533FY 21-22$245,277FY 22-23$816,403FY 23-24$825,271FY 24-25$752,776FY 25-26

Purchases vs Savings

Spend and savings side-by-side · last 4 fiscal years· FY 25-26 excludes school-bus purchases (newly tracked this year — not in prior years)

$7,108,996$5,687,197$4,265,398$2,843,598$1,421,799$0$6,809,581$245,277FY 22-23$6,999,637$816,403FY 23-24$7,108,996$825,271FY 24-25$6,527,625$752,776FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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