Cooperative Programs

Department Overview · FY 25–26 · statewide

Fiscal Year
paymentsTotal Spend

$215,705,745

Contracts/Partnerships$69,734,512
Child Nutrition$38,334,349
Buses$107,636,884
savingsTotal Savings

$23,878,456

Contracts/Partnerships$16,769,084
Child Nutrition$4,259,372
Buses$2,850,000
groupsCIESC vs Other

Member savings share of $23,878,456 total

CIESC

$13,591,003

57%

Other

$10,287,453

43%

directions_busSchool Buses

570

savings$2,850,000 saved
Top buyer this year Hamilton Southeastern Schools · 21 buses

Member Spend by Category

CIESC members · FY 25–26 · grouped by ADM tier, bars scaled within each tierContracts/PartnershipsChild NutritionBuses

Contracts/Partnerships Child Nutrition Buses
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Bus Vendors

Statewide FY 25–26 · 3 vendors· bars segmented by quarter · click a vendor for its districts

$44,832,513
$32,646,106
$30,158,265
Q1 Jul–SepQ2 Oct–DecQ3 Jan–MarQ4 Apr–Jun
shopping_cart

Amazon

Statewide FY 25–26 · 1 vendor· savings rate under negotiation — spend counted, no savings claimed· bars segmented by quarter · click a vendor for its districts

$25,522,633
Q1 Jul–SepQ2 Oct–DecQ3 Jan–MarQ4 Apr–Jun
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Child Nutrition Vendors

Statewide FY 25–26 · 9 vendors· bars segmented by quarter · click a vendor for its districts

$23,509,653
$5,470,682
$4,068,002
$1,928,802
$1,244,647
All other vendors · scaled to the largest below
$914,852
$610,836
$455,741
$131,133
Q1 Jul–SepQ2 Oct–DecQ3 Jan–MarQ4 Apr–Jun
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All Other Vendors

Statewide FY 25–26 · 27 vendors· bars segmented by quarter · click a vendor for its districts

$12,388,908
$9,169,139
$7,470,496
$2,706,647
$1,351,362
All other vendors · scaled to the largest below
$1,206,110
$799,432
$645,874
$638,429
$632,102
$549,342
$390,953
$294,211
$240,609
$238,440
$133,426
$104,128
$44,666
$38,427
$23,749
$20,456
$9,628
$7,995
$2,630
$2,375
$1,756
$893
Q1 Jul–SepQ2 Oct–DecQ3 Jan–MarQ4 Apr–Jun

Vendor Utilization

Average share of 52 co-op categories a district engages — CIESC members vs Other

Average Utilization CIESC Members17%avg 35 districts Other5%avg 291 districts

All 52 co-op categories · adoption over last 4 FYs CIESC members (of 35)Other (of 291)

School Buses 33 118
Online Marketplace 32 161
Office Supplies 30 150
Technology 29 129
Laminators 25 21
Copy Paper 18 79
Furniture 17 34
Produce Distributor 17 3
Dairy Distributor 16 3
Food Distributor 16 3
Sanitation System 14 1
Bakery Distributor 13 3
Chromebooks 12 31
Medical Supplies 12 30
Ice Cream Distributor 12 1
Janitorial Supplies 11 4
Food Service Distributor 11 1
Security 11 0
Classroom Supplies 10 3
Collection Services 9 0
Athletic Equipment 5 2
Communication Tools 5 1
Supplemental Curriculum 5 0
Waste Removal 5 0
Tires 4 2
Pizza Program 3 0
Chromebook Refresh 2 1
Software 2 0
Lighting 1 3
Air Filters 1 1
Behavioral/Health Support 1 0
IT Support 1 0
Staffing Solutions 1 0
Vehicle Equipment 1 0
AI Solutions 0 0
Audio Visual Equipment 0 0
Batteries, Power, Lighting 0 0
Career and College Readiness 0 0
Copiers, Printers, Multi-Function Devices 0 0
Flooring 0 0
Instructional Platform 0 0
Library Supplies 0 0
Mobile Device Management 0 0
Musical Instruments 0 0
Paper Supplies 0 0
Playground Equipment 0 0
Process Improvement 0 0
School Bus Cameras 0 1
Staff Development 0 0
Student Assessment 0 0
Synthetic Turf 0 0
Vehicles 0 0

Total Coop Savings by Fiscal Year

All stakeholders · canonical year-end savings over time

$10.5M$8.4M$6.3M$4.2M$2.1M$0$1.4MFY 17–18$1.3MFY 18–19$1.2MFY 19–20$1.5MFY 20–21$1.8MFY 21–22$2.1MFY 22–23$8.2MFY 23–24$9.0MFY 24–25

Purchases vs Savings

All stakeholders · spend and savings side-by-side · last 4 fiscal years· FY 25–26 excludes school-bus purchases (newly tracked this year — not in prior years)· FY 25–26 savings claim $0 for Amazon (rate under negotiation; prior years booked it at 20%)

$121.5M$97.2M$72.9M$48.6M$24.3M$0$38.8M$2.1MFY 22–23$50.5M$8.2MFY 23–24$59.8M$9.0MFY 24–25CIESC members: $70.4MOther stakeholders: $37.7M$108.1MOther $37.7MCIESC $70.4MCIESC members: $13.6MOther stakeholders: $10.3M$23.9MOther $10.3MCIESC $13.6MFY 25–26
Purchases Savings

FY 25–26 splits CIESC members (solid) from other stakeholders (faded) — prior years are members-only, so this year's totals are broader.