Cooperative ProgramspaymentsSpend
$107,497
Contracts/Partnerships $107,497
savingsSavings & Benefit
$9,110
Contracts/Partnerships $9,110
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 pendingVendor Utilization
3 of 17 categories used by Large-tier peers engaged
High 0
Occasional 3
Not yet 14
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
Online MarketplaceOffice SuppliesTechnology
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Large-tier peers use these — consider exploring
School BusesLaminatorsCopy PaperChromebooksMedical SuppliesAthletic EquipmentBakery DistributorClassroom SuppliesDairy DistributorFood DistributorFurnitureIce Cream DistributorProduce DistributorSanitation System
Amazon
Michigan City Area 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
$82,288All Other Vendors
Michigan City Area Schools · FY 25–26 · 2 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$16,397· $8,447CDWG IT Technology avg 7% off list
$8,813· $664Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun
Untapped Co-op Categories
Services most peers use that Michigan City Area Schools doesn't
~$49,250/yr
potential savings from 3 untapped categories
- School Buses
- Laminators
- Copy Paper
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
Concord Community Schools $2,961,823
Huntington Co Com Sch Corp $1,257,214
Merrillville Community School Corp $986,266
Goshen Community Schools $944,295
Portage Township Schools $928,759
School City of Mishawaka $705,930
MSD Southwest Allen County Schls $659,152
Seymour Community Schools $644,931
La Porte Community School Corp $577,220
Warsaw Community Schools $561,485
South Madison Com Sch Corp $362,261
Duneland School Corporation $228,189
Anderson Community School Corp $158,810
Michigan City Area Schools YOU $107,497
Lafayette School Corporation $65,917
Union School Corporation $39,734
Muncie Community Schools $9,963
Your standing by category
Contracts / Partnerships
#9of 17
at/above medianChild Nutrition
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not purchasingSchool Buses
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not purchasingAnnual Savings
Michigan City Area 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
Purchases Savings