Lake Central School Corporation · Cooperative Programs

paymentsSpend

$804,798

Contracts/Partnerships $8,123

Buses $796,675

savingsSavings & Benefit

$29,184

Contracts/Partnerships $4,184

Buses $25,000

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

5

savings $25,000 saved

Vendor Utilization

2 of 10 categories used by Major-tier peers engaged

High 0

Occasional 2

Not yet 8

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

School BusesOffice Supplies

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

TechnologyChromebooksOnline MarketplaceFurnitureCopy PaperLaminatorsClassroom SuppliesJanitorial Supplies

Bus Vendors

Lake Central School Corporation · FY 25–26 · 1 chassis vendor, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Blue Bird $5,000 per bus

$796,675· $25,000

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

All Other Vendors

Lake Central School Corporation · FY 25–26 · 1 vendor this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list

$8,123· $4,184

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

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Lake Central School Corporation doesn't

~$125,332/yr

potential savings from 3 untapped categories

Chromebooks

31% of peers use · median peer spend $483,515
Technology

77% of peers use · median peer spend $38,961
Furniture

23% of peers use · median peer spend $151,489

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

$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 YOU

$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

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships

$8,123 · median $201,368

#11of 13

below median

Child Nutrition

awaiting FY-close data

—

pending

School Buses

$796,675 · median $0

#6of 13

at/above median

Annual Savings

Lake Central School Corporation · 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)

Purchases Savings