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Cooperative Programs

Northwest Allen County Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Active User · Major tier Active User · Major tier Northwest Allen County Schools · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Major-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC Region 8
Tier Major
ADM 8,281
paymentsSpend

$1,984,399

Contracts/Partnerships $444,703
Buses $1,539,696
savingsSavings & Benefit

$95,814

Contracts/Partnerships $55,814
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.
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8

savings $40,000 saved

Vendor Utilization

4 of 10 categories used by Major-tier peers engaged

High 0
Occasional 4
Not yet 6
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
School BusesTechnologyOnline MarketplaceOffice Supplies
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Major-tier peers use these — consider exploring
ChromebooksFurnitureCopy PaperLaminatorsClassroom SuppliesJanitorial Supplies

Bus Vendors

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

IC/Collins $5,000 per bus
$1,539,696· $40,000
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Amazon

Northwest Allen County 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
$93,026

All Other Vendors

Northwest Allen County Schools · FY 25–26 · 2 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

CDWG IT Technology avg 12.5% off list
$336,428· $47,959
Other vendors · scaled to the largest below
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$15,248· $7,855
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Northwest Allen County Schools doesn't

~$214,023/yr
potential savings from 3 untapped categories
  • Chromebooks
    31% of peers use · median peer spend $483,515
  • Furniture
    23% of peers use · median peer spend $151,489
  • Copy Paper
    15% of peers use · median peer spend $50,795

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

Coop Spend vs Your Tier

CIESC Major-tier districts · FY 25–26

Total coop spend — tier ranking

East Allen County Schools
$2,597,145
Brownsburg Community School Corp
$2,462,539
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp
$2,260,362
Northwest Allen County Schools YOU
$1,984,399
New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
$1,689,960
Greater Clark County Schools
$1,390,287
Bartholomew Con School Corp
$1,305,246
Lake Central School Corporation
$804,798
Elkhart Community Schools
$201,368
Monroe County Community Sch Corp
$44,804
School City of Hammond
$33,585
Warrick County School Corp
$6,356
Crown Point Community School Corp
$6,050
$1,305,246 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$444,703 · median $201,368
#5of 13
at/above median
Child Nutrition
awaiting FY-close data
—
pending
School Buses
$1,539,696 · median $0
#2of 13
at/above median

Annual Savings

Northwest Allen County 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)

$444,703$355,762$266,822$177,881$88,941$0$444,703$95,814FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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