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Cisco Meraki MR56-HW price on E-rate: what schools and libraries paid

As of Nov 11, 2026, the median unit price applicants entered for the Cisco Meraki MR56-HW on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $979, from 200 line items at 178 schools and libraries; half were between $850 and $1,107.

Built from 200 Form 471 line items for the Cisco Meraki MR56-HW (Wireless Data Distribution) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

36 states · 178 applicants · 6,868 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$979median

What districts paid

The middle of 200 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $850 to $1,107
$850or less

The number to beat

A quarter of these line items came in at or under this price.

Lowest tenth: $749 or less
10%lower

Volume pricing

Median on lines of 50 or more units, against lines of 1 to 9 units.

$869 vs $968
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$979
median unit price
$850 to $1,107
middle half
200
line items
178
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202589$1,000$850 to $1,074
FY2024110$968$857 to $1,124

Price by order size

Bigger orders usually price lower; a line's quantity is the number of units the applicant requested on it.

Units on the lineLine itemsMedianMiddle half
1 to 9 units88$968$857 to $1,114
10 to 49 units79$1,010$873 to $1,102
50 or more units29$869$795 to $920

Price by state

States with at least 5 priced line items for this model.

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
California20$1,069$923 to $1,118
New Jersey20$1,062$993 to $1,086
Pennsylvania15$873$779 to $990
Texas15$825$765 to $1,074
North Carolina14$1,010$968 to $1,010
Indiana10$879$811 to $956
Georgia9$577$577 to $577
Massachusetts9$1,029$978 to $1,126
New York9$1,110$1,062 to $1,142
South Carolina9$1,095$873 to $1,219
Virginia8$883$839 to $1,117
Ohio6$844$829 to $885
Delaware5$1,015$968 to $1,015
Michigan5$779$769 to $897
Washington5$944$873 to $1,000
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Service providers quoting the MR56-HW

Providers named on the funding requests these line items belong to.

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
CDW Government LLC2221
Encore Technology Group LLC1817
1 Accord Technologies, LLC83
GIGAKOM76
ePlus Technology, Inc.76
Technotime Business Solutions LLC66
AMS.NET, Inc.54
Ednetics, Inc.55
Questivity Inc.55
Data Center Warehouse44
Info Solutions of North America44
VeeMost Technologies Ltd.44
Aspire Technology Partners, LLC32
CMS Communications, Inc.33
Core BTS, Inc.33
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Other Cisco Meraki wireless data distribution models

MR46-HW $735MR44-HW $524MR86-HW $1,079MR36-HW $328CW9166I-MR $934MR57-HW $1,071MA-ANT-20 $92.49MR76-HW $791CW9164I-MR $804MA-ANT-27 $154CW9163E-MR $841CW9162I-MR $400

Compare with other makers

The most requested wireless data distribution models from other manufacturers, with their median unit price.

HPE Aruba R7J28A $577HPE Aruba R3J16A $11.88HPE Aruba R7J50A $446HPE Aruba Q9G69A $90.95Ubiquiti U7-Pro $190Extreme Networks AP4000-WW $450HPE Aruba R3J18A $12.89HPE Aruba R7J39A $751

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Common questions

How much does the Cisco Meraki MR56-HW cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $979, from 200 line items at 178 schools and libraries; half were between $850 and $1,107.

Are these prices before or after the E-rate discount?

Before. They are the unit prices applicants entered on their Form 471 line items. USAC then pays its share at the applicant's discount rate, which is 20 to 85 percent for Category 2 equipment.

Why do prices for the MR56-HW vary?

Order size, what is bundled on the line (licenses, support, accessories), the state and the provider all move the price. On these requests, lines of 50 or more units had a median of $869, against $968 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

Where is the Cisco Meraki MR56-HW bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: California (20); New Jersey (20); Pennsylvania (15).

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 11, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.