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Cooperative Programs

Marion Community Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Active User · Mid-Size tier Active User · Mid-Size tier Marion Community Schools · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Mid-Size-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC Region 8
Tier Mid-Size
ADM 3,589
paymentsSpend

$612,226

Contracts/Partnerships $333,659
Buses $278,568
savingsSavings & Benefit

$69,324

Contracts/Partnerships $59,324
Buses $10,000
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

2

savings $10,000 saved

Vendor Utilization

7 of 15 categories used by Mid-Size-tier peers engaged

High 0
Occasional 7
Not yet 8
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
School BusesOnline MarketplaceTechnologyCopy PaperOffice SuppliesMedical SuppliesLaminators
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Mid-Size-tier peers use these — consider exploring
ChromebooksFurnitureLightingTiresAir FiltersChromebook RefreshClassroom SuppliesSchool Bus Cameras

Bus Vendors

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

Thomas $5,000 per bus
$278,568· $10,000
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Amazon

Marion 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
$258,920

All Other Vendors

Marion Community Schools · FY 25–26 · 7 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

CDWG IT Technology avg 7% off list
$36,890· $2,796
CMP Copy Paper 65% off list
$28,164· $52,305
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$7,357· $3,790
School Health Medical Supplies 13% off list
$1,235· $185
B&H Photo Technology 15% off list
$525· $93
Lakeshore Learning Office Supplies 5% off list
$360· $19
GBC/ACCO Laminators 40% off list
$208· $138
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Marion Community Schools engages with every popular category — here's what some peers use

~$27,129/yr
potential savings from 3 additional categories
  • Chromebooks
    17% of peers use · median peer spend $4,883
  • Furniture
    15% of peers use · median peer spend $25,314
  • Lighting
    5% of peers use · median peer spend $201,633

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

Coop Spend vs Your Tier

CIESC Mid-Size-tier districts · FY 25–26

Total coop spend — tier ranking

School Town of Munster
$1,818,844
Wa-Nee Community Schools
$1,516,889
East Noble School Corporation
$1,448,844
Clay Community Schools
$1,308,674
New Prairie United School Corp
$1,183,807
Kankakee Valley School Corp
$1,063,012
Tri-Creek School Corporation
$1,040,683
Jay School Corporation
$733,856
Middlebury Community Schools
$709,488
Crawfordsville Community Schools
$685,065
Western School Corporation
$677,030
Scott County School District 2
$658,682
Wawasee Community School Corp
$651,995
Marion Community Schools YOU
$612,226
Logansport Community Sch Corp
$574,525
Plymouth Community School Corp
$559,673
Vincennes Community School Corp
$523,754
Whitley County Con Schools
$506,580
School City of Hobart
$438,445
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
$396,932
Delaware Community School Corp
$396,144
Fayette County School Corporation
$375,253
Richland-Bean Blossom C S C
$358,140
School City of East Chicago
$348,314
New Castle Community School Corp
$343,997
North Lawrence Com Schools
$314,059
Cloverdale Community Schools
$304,797
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist
$260,156
Hanover Community School Corp
$226,567
School Town of Highland
$190,430
Madison Consolidated Schools
$185,755
Shelbyville Central Schools
$92,145
South Harrison Com Schools
$61,646
Washington Community Schools
$51,016
Yorktown Community Schools
$37,954
Richmond Community Schools
$31,627
Gary Community School Corp
$24,112
Silver Creek School Corporation
$10,385
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp
$7,123
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs
$6,068
Jennings County School Corporation
$1,490
$396,144 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$333,659 · median $95,910
#10of 41
at/above median
Child Nutrition
awaiting FY-close data
—
pending
School Buses
$278,568 · median $180,055
#18of 41
at/above median

Annual Savings

Marion Community Schools · Cooperative Programs over time

Not enough history for a trend yet.

Purchases vs Savings

Spend and savings side-by-side · last 1 fiscal year· FY 25-26 excludes school-bus purchases (newly tracked this year — not in prior years)

$333,659$266,927$200,195$133,463$66,732$0$333,659$69,324FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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