Cooperative ProgramspaymentsSpend
$410,113
Contracts/Partnerships $79,197
Buses $330,916
savingsSavings & Benefit
$70,426
Contracts/Partnerships $60,426
Buses $10,000
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
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savings $10,000 savedVendor Utilization
5 of 11 categories used by Small-tier peers engaged
High 0
Occasional 5
Not yet 6
schedule Occasional Utilization used in 1–2 of last 4 fiscal years
School BusesFurnitureCopy PaperOffice SuppliesTechnology
add_circle Not Yet Engaged your Small-tier peers use these — consider exploring
Online MarketplaceMedical SuppliesChromebooksLaminatorsJanitorial SuppliesAthletic Equipment
Bus Vendors
Caston School Corporation · FY 25–26 · 1 chassis vendor, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)
Thomas $5,000 per bus
$330,916· $10,000Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun
All Other Vendors
Caston School Corporation · FY 25–26 · 5 vendors this district purchased from, sorted by spend · bars segmented by quarter (hover for detail)
KI Furniture Furniture 40% off list
$62,509· $41,673Other vendors · scaled to the largest below
CMP Copy Paper 65% off list
$9,117· $16,932CDWG IT Technology avg 5.3% off list
$3,488· $195Staples Office Supplies 25% off list
$2,623· $874School Specialty Office Supplies 34% off list
$1,459· $752Q1 Jul–Sep Q2 Oct–Dec Q3 Jan–Mar Q4 Apr–Jun
Untapped Co-op Categories
Caston School Corporation engages with every popular category — here's what some peers use
~$418/yr
potential savings from 3 additional categories
- Medical Supplies
- Chromebooks
- Laminators
Potential savings assume this district spends at the peer median and earns standard co-op rates.
Coop Spend vs Your Tier
CIESC Small-tier districts · FY 25–26
Total coop spend — tier ranking
Northwestern School Corp $981,988
John Glenn School Corporation $937,034
North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp $689,477
North Montgomery Com Sch Corp $673,166
Clinton Central School Corporation $606,255
Spencer-Owen Community Schools $581,191
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp $577,645
North Putnam Community Schools $563,844
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist $546,856
Tipton Community School Corp $539,128
Benton Community School Corp $536,993
West Noble School Corporation $535,878
Lakeland School Corporation $491,982
C A Beard Memorial School Corp $491,794
South Henry School Corp $482,762
Central Noble Com School Corp $471,427
MSD Wabash County Schools $458,265
Delphi Community School Corp $451,712
MSD Warren County $438,867
Southeast Fountain School Corp $422,454
Westview School Corporation $422,432
North Newton School Corp $415,895
Caston School Corporation YOU $410,113
Fremont Community Schools $394,314
Alexandria Community School Corp $392,997
East Porter County School Corp $391,571
Nettle Creek School Corp $387,555
Lanesville Community School Corp $379,553
Whitko Community School Corp $374,471
Centerville-Abington Com Schs $370,332
Knox Community School Corp $370,297
Culver Community Schools Corp $362,806
Adams Central Community Schools $358,740
South Vermillion Com Sch Corp $351,802
Bremen Public Schools $351,327
Southern Wells Com Schools $350,103
Blackford County Schools $344,740
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp $337,914
Porter Township School Corp $331,522
Maconaquah School Corp $314,156
Union Township School Corp $307,635
Rochester Community School Corp $293,351
Tippecanoe Valley School Corp $278,034
Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp $261,228
Smith-Green Community Schools $248,406
Fairfield Community Schools $245,375
South Newton School Corp $234,715
Blue River Valley Schools $234,537
South Adams Schools $225,259
MSD Steuben County $220,507
Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp $213,878
Twin Lakes School Corp $211,333
Eastbrook Community Sch Corp $210,311
Clinton Prairie School Corporation $209,029
Attica Consolidated School Corp $202,569
Rossville Con School District $200,700
Edinburgh Community School Corp $197,626
Baugo Community Schools $196,449
Western Wayne Schools $195,727
MSD Mount Vernon $195,439
Monroe Central School Corp $192,265
Carroll Consolidated School Corp $188,491
West Lafayette Com School Corp $173,222
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp $161,327
Randolph Southern School Corp $160,154
North White School Corp $159,907
East Washington School Corp $159,049
Northeastern Wayne Schools $155,388
Randolph Eastern School Corp $148,810
West Washington School Corp $147,702
Elwood Community School Corp $146,473
Rensselaer Central School Corp $140,620
Linton-Stockton School Corporation $133,069
Rush County Schools $132,654
North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp $131,823
Eastern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp $128,096
Pioneer Regional School Corp $124,130
Manchester Community Schools $121,183
Switzerland County School Corp $119,351
Greensburg Community Schools $116,849
Eminence Community School Corp $109,984
River Forest Community Sch Corp $105,483
Tri-County School Corporation $103,767
Covington Community School Corp $97,206
School City of Whiting $94,121
Randolph Central School Corp $93,000
South Putnam Community Schools $86,036
Taylor Community School Corp $81,938
Cowan Community School Corp $78,981
MSD North Posey Co Schools $76,880
Frontier School Corporation $75,783
Orleans Community Schools $71,646
South Spencer County Sch Corp $71,345
Daleville Community Schools $61,012
North Miami Community Schools $59,248
West Central School Corp $58,169
Argos Community Schools $52,188
Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp $52,053
Northeast School Corp $47,361
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp $47,092
MSD Bluffton-Harrison $45,847
Decatur County Community Schools $42,594
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp $37,418
Wes-Del Community Schools $36,670
Oak Hill United School Corp $34,207
Southwest School Corporation $24,559
Lake Station Community Schools $21,202
Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co $20,758
North Vermillion Com Sch Corp $19,777
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools $19,252
South Gibson School Corporation $18,806
Hamilton Community Schools $17,029
Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc $16,950
MSD Boone Township $14,726
MSD Shakamak Schools $14,067
Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp $13,187
North Adams Community Schools $11,519
Shoals Community School Corp $9,779
Wabash City Schools $6,073
Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $3,250
Oregon-Davis School Corp $3,171
Adelante Schools $2,601
South Knox School Corp $2,249
Triton School Corporation $2,108
Shelby Eastern Schools $2,077
Your standing by category
Contracts / Partnerships
#43of 189
at/above medianChild Nutrition
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pendingSchool Buses
#29of 189
at/above medianAnnual Savings
Caston 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