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Cooperative Programs

Gary Community School Corp

FY 25-26 LIVE Light User · Mid-Size tier Light User · Mid-Size tier Gary Community School Corp · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Mid-Size-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC NWIESC
Tier Mid-Size
ADM 4,025
paymentsSpend

$24,112

Contracts/Partnerships $24,112
savingsSavings & Benefit

$6,580

Contracts/Partnerships $6,580
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

2 of 15 categories used by Mid-Size-tier peers engaged

High 0
Occasional 2
Not yet 13
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
TechnologyOffice Supplies
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Mid-Size-tier peers use these — consider exploring
School BusesOnline MarketplaceCopy PaperChromebooksMedical SuppliesFurnitureLaminatorsLightingTiresAir FiltersChromebook RefreshClassroom SuppliesSchool Bus Cameras

All Other Vendors

Gary Community School Corp · FY 25–26 · 3 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

Deere and Company Sourcewell est. 20% — rate pending
$14,006· $2,801
CDWG IT Technology avg 27.1% off list
$9,893· $3,669
School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$213· $110
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Gary Community School Corp doesn't

~$49,127/yr
potential savings from 3 untapped categories
  • School Buses
    59% of peers use · median peer spend $438,149
  • Copy Paper
    27% of peers use · median peer spend $20,085
  • Chromebooks
    17% of peers use · median peer spend $4,883

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

Coop Spend vs Your Tier

CIESC Mid-Size-tier districts · FY 25–26

Total coop spend — tier ranking

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
$24,112 · median $95,910
#29of 41
below median
Child Nutrition
awaiting FY-close data
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pending
School Buses
no purchases · median $180,055
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not purchasing

Annual Savings

Gary Community School Corp · Cooperative Programs over time

Not enough history for a trend yet.

Purchases vs Savings

Spend and savings side-by-side · last 1 fiscal year

$24,112$19,290$14,467$9,645$4,822$0$24,112$6,580FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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