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Cooperative Programs

Zionsville Community Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Active User · Large tier Active User · Large tier Zionsville Community Schools · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Large-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC CIESC
Tier Large
ADM 7,673
paymentsSpend

$3,724,037

Contracts/Partnerships $591,787
Child Nutrition $1,697,596
Buses $1,434,653
savingsSavings & Benefit

$375,210

Contracts/Partnerships $146,588
Child Nutrition $188,622
Buses $40,000
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

8

savings $40,000 saved

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

Bus Vendors

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

Blue Bird $5,000 per bus
$1,434,653· $40,000
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Amazon

Zionsville Community 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
$306,066

Child Nutrition Vendors

Zionsville Community Schools · FY 25–26 · 8 vendors, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

US Foods Food Distributor 10% off list
$1,231,508· $136,834
Prairie Farms Dairy Distributor 10% off list
$134,720· $14,969
Piazza Produce Produce Distributor 10% off list
$107,086· $11,898
Acorn Child Nutrition Food Distributor 10% off list
$83,598· $9,289
Klosterman's Bakery Distributor 10% off list
$61,553· $6,839
Commercial Foods Food Distributor 10% off list
$51,941· $5,771
Smart Systems Sanitation System 10% off list
$25,830· $2,870
Hersheys Ice Cream Ice Cream Distributor 10% off list
$1,360· $151
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

All Other Vendors

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

KI Furniture Furniture 40% off list
$193,417· $128,945
Other vendors · scaled to the largest below
CW Waste Waste Removal 15% off list
$60,495· $10,676
Salt Services Janitorial Supplies 15% off list
$19,504· $3,442
CDWG IT Technology avg 5.7% off list
$4,983· $299
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$4,726· $2,435
School Health Medical Supplies 13% off list
$1,557· $233
GBC/ACCO Laminators 40% off list
$813· $542
CDWG AV Technology avg 7% off list
$225· $17
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

~$45,080/yr
potential savings from 2 untapped categories
  • Copy Paper
    33% of peers use · median peer spend $24,254
  • Chromebooks
    50% of peers use · median peer spend $800

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 25–26

Total coop spend — tier ranking

MSD Decatur Township
$4,837,763
Plainfield Community School Corp
$3,881,562
Franklin Community School Corp
$3,770,286
Zionsville Community Schools YOU
$3,724,037
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp
$3,704,469
Mt Vernon Community School Corp
$1,625,700
$3,747,161 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$591,788 · median $947,902
#5of 6
below median
Child Nutrition
$1,697,596 · median $939,871
#2of 6
at/above median
School Buses
$1,434,653 · median $1,401,593
#3of 6
at/above median

Annual Savings

Zionsville Community Schools · Cooperative Programs over time

$500,000$400,000$300,000$200,000$100,000$0$53,642FY 17-18$51,342FY 18-19$50,763FY 19-20$48,814FY 20-21$78,208FY 21-22$112,341FY 22-23$264,111FY 23-24$405,838FY 24-25$375,210FY 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)

$2,710,935$2,168,748$1,626,561$1,084,374$542,187$0$1,448,929$112,341FY 22-23$1,944,873$264,111FY 23-24$2,710,935$405,838FY 24-25$2,289,384$375,210FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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