School Specialty (SCOO) 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12.1

School Specialty, Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Six Months Ended October 25, 2008			2008			2007			Fiscal Year (1)						2004
										2006			2005
Earnings
Income before income taxes -
Continuing operations	$	67,405		$	73,941		$	65,693		$	30,829		$	70,529		$	65,397
Discontinued operations		—			(10,230	)		(34,438	)		(29,572	)		(205	)		1,315
Subtotal		67,405			63,711			31,255			1,257			70,324			66,712
Plus:
Fixed charges		12,162			23,322			25,631			22,776			16,301			21,100
Amortization of capitalized interest		36			72			36			49			48			48
Less interest capitalized during period		(104	)		(272	)		(336	)		—			—			—
	$	79,499		$	86,833		$	56,586		$	24,082		$	86,673		$	87,860
Fixed Charges
Interest (expensed or capitalized)	$	9,567		$	18,157		$	21,149		$	17,951		$	11,623		$	16,564
Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest		1,576			3,206			3,117			3,511			3,291			2,797
Amortization of deferred financing fees		1,019			1,959			1,365			1,314			1,387			1,739
	$	12,162		$	23,322		$	25,631		$	22,776		$	16,301		$	21,100
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		6.5			3.7			2.2			1.1			5.3			4.2

(1) All fiscal years presented were 52 weeks, except for fiscal 2005, which had 53 weeks.