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Cooperative Programs

Indianapolis Public Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Light User · Metro tier Light User · Metro tier Indianapolis Public 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 None
Tier Metro
ADM 19,774
paymentsSpend

$181,508

Contracts/Partnerships $181,508
savingsSavings & Benefit

$58,086

Contracts/Partnerships $58,086
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

3 of 7 categories used by Metro-tier peers engaged

High 0
Occasional 3
Not yet 4
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
TechnologyOffice SuppliesChromebooks
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Metro-tier peers use these — consider exploring
School BusesFurnitureMedical SuppliesOnline Marketplace

All Other Vendors

Indianapolis Public Schools · FY 25–26 · 4 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

CDWG IT Technology avg 24% off list
$175,343· $55,274
Other vendors · scaled to the largest below
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$5,343· $2,753
CDWG Chromebooks Chromebooks avg 6.7% off list
$790· $57
CDWG AV Technology avg 9% off list
$32· $3
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Indianapolis Public Schools doesn't

~$133,662/yr
potential savings from 3 untapped categories
  • School Buses
    67% of peers use · median peer spend $2,613,207
  • Furniture
    33% of peers use · median peer spend $98,690
  • Medical Supplies
    33% of peers use · median peer spend $6,400

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

Tippecanoe School Corp
$5,595,313
MSD Wayne Township
$4,317,076
South Bend Community School Corp
$2,667,012
Fort Wayne Community Schools
$2,198,080
Indianapolis Public Schools YOU
$181,508
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
$3,143
$2,432,546 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$181,508 · median $693,103
#4of 6
below median
Child Nutrition
awaiting FY-close data
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pending
School Buses
no purchases · median $1,725,276
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not purchasing

Annual Savings

Indianapolis Public 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

$181,508$145,206$108,905$72,603$36,302$0$181,508$58,086FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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