Zionsville Community Schools · Cooperative Programs

paymentsSpend

$672,725

Contracts/Partnerships $196,605

Child Nutrition $476,121

savingsSavings & Benefit

$62,181

Contracts/Partnerships $9,278

Child Nutrition $52,902

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

18 of 26 categories used by Large-tier peers engaged

High 11

Occasional 7

Not yet 8

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

School BusesFood DistributorFurnitureDairy DistributorProduce DistributorFood Service DistributorBakery DistributorTechnologyOffice SuppliesIce Cream DistributorLaminators

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

Waste RemovalSanitationJanitorial SuppliesMedical SuppliesOnline MarketplaceSanitation SystemSecurity

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

ChromebooksCopy PaperClassroom SuppliesAthletic EquipmentBehavioral/Health SupportCollection ServicesSoftwareTechnology Equipment and Supplies

Amazon

Zionsville Community 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

$167,457

Child Nutrition Vendors

Zionsville Community Schools · FY 26–27 · 7 vendors, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

US Foods Food Distributor 10% off list

$361,504· $40,167

DFA Dairy Distributor 10% off list

$29,536· $3,282

Piazza Produce Produce Distributor 10% off list

$27,006· $3,001

Acorn Child Nutrition Food Distributor 10% off list

$22,201· $2,467

Commercial Foods Food Distributor 10% off list

$16,489· $1,832

Alpha Bakery Distributor 10% off list

$14,111· $1,568

Smart Systems Sanitation System 10% off list

$5,274· $586

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

All Other Vendors

Zionsville Community Schools · FY 26–27 · 4 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

CW Waste Waste Removal 15% off list

$20,680· $3,649

Other vendors · scaled to the largest below

KI Furniture Furniture 40% off list

$7,419· $4,946

GBC/ACCO Laminators 40% off list

$1,012· $675

CDWG IT Technology avg 18.7% off list

$36· $8

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

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Zionsville Community Schools doesn't

~$25,171/yr

potential savings from 2 untapped categories

Chromebooks

33% of peers use · median peer spend $118,719
Copy Paper

33% of peers use · median peer spend $10,596

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

Coop Spend vs Your Tier

CIESC Large-tier districts · FY 26–27

Total coop spend — tier ranking

Franklin Community School Corp

$1,597,350

Zionsville Community Schools YOU

$672,725

Plainfield Community School Corp

$492,294

Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp

$348,137

Mt Vernon Community School Corp

$98,424

MSD Decatur Township

$54,388

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships

$196,605 · median $147,514

#3of 6

at/above median

Child Nutrition

$476,121 · median $80,085

#1of 6

at/above median

School Buses

no purchases · median $0

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not purchasing

Annual Savings

Zionsville Community Schools · Cooperative Programs over time

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