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Cooperative Programs

Valparaiso Community Schools

FY 25-26 LIVE Non-Adopter · Large tier Non-Adopter · Large tier Valparaiso Community Schools · by FY 25–26 spend Power Usertop 25% of tier Active Usermiddle 50% Light Userbottom 25% Non-Adopterno spend Quartiles of Large-tier Cooperative Programs adopters by spend
ESC None
Tier Large
ADM 6,250
paymentsSpend

$727,827

Buses $727,827
savingsSavings & Benefit

$20,000

Buses $20,000
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

4

savings $20,000 saved

Vendor Utilization

1 of 17 categories used by Large-tier peers engaged

High 0
Occasional 1
Not yet 16
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
School Buses
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Large-tier peers use these — consider exploring
Office SuppliesTechnologyOnline MarketplaceLaminatorsCopy PaperChromebooksMedical SuppliesAthletic EquipmentBakery DistributorClassroom SuppliesDairy DistributorFood DistributorFurnitureIce Cream DistributorProduce DistributorSanitation System

Bus Vendors

Valparaiso Community Schools · FY 25–26 · 2 chassis vendors, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

IC/Collins $5,000 per bus
$548,144· $15,000
Blue Bird $5,000 per bus
$179,683· $5,000
Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun

All Other Vendors

Valparaiso Community Schools · FY 25–26 · 0 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)

No categorized purchases on record for this fiscal year.

Untapped Co-op Categories

Services most peers use that Valparaiso Community Schools doesn't

~$11,666/yr
potential savings from 3 untapped categories
  • Technology
    65% of peers use · median peer spend $47,896
  • Office Supplies
    76% of peers use · median peer spend $9,963
  • Laminators
    29% of peers use · median peer spend $410

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
$107,497
Lafayette School Corporation
$65,917
Union School Corporation
$39,734
Muncie Community Schools
$9,963
$577,220 tier median · total coop spend

Your standing by category

Contracts / Partnerships
no purchases · median $107,497
—
not purchasing
Child Nutrition
no purchases · median $0
—
not purchasing
School Buses
no purchases · median $107,054
—
not purchasing

Annual Savings

Valparaiso Community 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· FY 25-26 excludes school-bus purchases (newly tracked this year — not in prior years)

$20,000$16,000$12,000$8,000$4,000$0$0$20,000FY 25-26
Purchases Savings
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