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Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP-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 MS225-48FP-HW on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $3,354, from 258 line items at 213 schools and libraries; half were between $2,972 and $3,786.

Built from 258 Form 471 line items for the Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP-HW (Data Distribution) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

35 states · 213 applicants · 2,070 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$3,354median

What districts paid

The middle of 258 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $2,972 to $3,786
$2,972or less

The number to beat

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

Lowest tenth: $2,596 or less
-12%since FY2024

Price trend

Median in FY2026 against FY2024.

$3,190 vs $3,632
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15 service providers quoted the MS225-48FP-HW on these requestsEvery district running Cisco Meraki, and its Category 2 budget left
$3,354
median unit price
$2,972 to $3,786
middle half
258
line items
213
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202623$3,190$3,095 to $3,419
FY202594$3,142$2,875 to $3,398
FY2024141$3,632$3,134 to $4,029

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 units191$3,350$3,049 to $3,795
10 to 49 units60$3,396$2,820 to $3,675

Price by state

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

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
California27$3,196$2,949 to $4,115
New Jersey24$4,074$3,194 to $4,298
Texas23$3,134$2,947 to $3,396
Michigan21$2,802$2,569 to $3,332
Pennsylvania19$3,116$2,890 to $3,564
Indiana15$3,581$3,525 to $3,939
Georgia14$3,297$2,239 to $3,538
North Carolina13$3,211$2,820 to $3,402
New York10$3,393$3,268 to $3,703
Alabama8$3,681$3,544 to $3,681
Illinois8$3,269$3,023 to $3,458
South Carolina8$3,507$3,257 to $3,646
Florida7$3,214$3,165 to $3,659
Delaware5$3,671$3,400 to $3,850
Ohio5$3,418$3,223 to $4,449
Tennessee5$3,760$3,402 to $3,886
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Service providers quoting the MS225-48FP-HW

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

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
CDW Government LLC2421
Encore Technology Group LLC129
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.112
Questivity Inc.109
1 Accord Technologies, LLC86
KAM Technologies73
Logicalis Inc.75
Riverside Technologies, Inc.77
AMCO HBS Holdings LP64
Core BTS, Inc.66
ConvergeOne, Inc.52
GIGAKOM55
Netsync Network Solutions54
Network Solutions, Inc.52
Networking Technologies, LLC55
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Other Cisco Meraki data distribution models

MS130-48X-HW $3,494MS150-48FP-4X $2,940MS225-24P-HW $2,242MS150-48MP-4X $4,852MS130-48P-HW $2,260MS250-48FP-HW $5,389C9300X-24Y-M $10,759C9300-48UXM-M $4,866MS130-24P-HW $1,318MS130-8P-HW $569C9300L-48PF-4X-M $4,488MS150-24P-4X $1,888

Compare with other makers

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

Ubiquiti USW-PRO-MAX-48-POE $1,295Ubiquiti USW-PRO-48-POE $1,106Cisco C9200L-48P-4X-EDU $3,468Cisco C9300-48P-EDU $4,519HPE Aruba JL658A $7,455Cisco C9500-24Y4C-EDU $10,022HPE Aruba R8Q71A $5,831Fortinet FS-148F-FPOE $1,475

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Common questions

How much does the Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP-HW cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $3,354, from 258 line items at 213 schools and libraries; half were between $2,972 and $3,786.

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 MS225-48FP-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 10 to 49 units had a median of $3,396, against $3,350 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

Where is the Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP-HW bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: California (27); New Jersey (24); Texas (23).

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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.