Contracted out: How Maryland school districts do business

The Worcester County Public Schools board made 700 recorded payments above $25,000 from FY2019 to FY2022 to 301 total distinct vendors. The school board paid these major vendors a total of $142,175,949 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 Worcester County Public Schools.

Top 10 Vendors

Vendor Name Total Amount
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield $18,257,612
Nickle Electrical Companies $6,273,806
Joseph M Zimmer Inc $5,928,846
Apple Inc $4,313,351
Reynolds Excavating Inc $3,305,907
K.B. Coldiron Inc $3,205,976
Diamond State Masonry Co Inc $3,089,973
Cole Roofing Co Inc $3,064,425
Oak Contracting Llc $2,677,118
Leonard Kraus Co Inc $2,586,435

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Between FY2019 and FY2022, Worcester County Public Schools paid a combined $18,257,612 to the vendor CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, 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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