Contracted out: How Maryland school districts do business

The Washington County Public Schools board made 1,220 recorded payments above $25,000 from FY2019 to FY2022 to 528 total distinct vendors. The school board paid these major vendors a total of $597,904,650 over that period.

This data does not contain payments to most local, state and federal government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service or Maryland Board of Education, which are often the top vendor, because of inconsistencies among counties in interpreting the reporting law.

Explore the top 10 recipients of that money below, or browse our database for records from Washington County Public Schools.

Top 10 Vendors

Vendor Name Total Amount
Cigna $210,529,095
Wilmington Trust $38,448,447
Maryland Association of Boards of Education $31,359,874
Waynesboro Construction Co Inc $27,046,628
Bowman Development Corporation $15,759,266
CDW Government Inc $12,111,675
TSA Consulting Group Inc $11,701,228
The Potomac Edison Company $10,721,308
US Foods Inc $10,673,073
Meritus Medical Center Inc $9,993,988

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Between FY2019 and FY2022, Washington County Public Schools paid a combined $210,529,095 to the vendor Cigna, which is the school board's top recipient across all payments.

Hover over the bars on the chart below to see the top vendors over the observed years, or hover over the line graph to see the total spending from this school district by year.



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