E-rate / Prices / Cisco Meraki / MS225-48LP-HW

· rebuilt nightly from public records

Cisco Meraki MS225-48LP-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 MS225-48LP-HW on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $3,138, from 41 line items at 39 schools and libraries; half were between $2,857 and $3,571.

Built from 41 Form 471 line items for the Cisco Meraki MS225-48LP-HW (Data Distribution) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

17 states · 39 applicants · 199 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
For E-rate providers and resellersIs your MS225-48LP-HW quote competitive?
$3,138median

What districts paid

The middle of 41 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $2,857 to $3,571
$2,857or less

The number to beat

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

Lowest tenth: $2,650 or less
4%lower

Volume pricing

Median on lines of 10 to 49 units, against lines of 1 to 9 units.

$3,017 vs $3,147
See who bought the MS225-48LP-HW, free →Free account. Opens E-rate Sweep on the MS225-48LP-HW: every district that bought it, the price each paid, its Category 2 budget left and the open 470s near it.
7 service providers quoted the MS225-48LP-HW on these requestsEvery district running Cisco Meraki, and its Category 2 budget left
$3,138
median unit price
$2,857 to $3,571
middle half
41
line items
39
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY20267$2,911$2,670 to $3,068
FY20259$2,930$2,857 to $3,156
FY202425$3,392$2,949 to $3,945

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 units34$3,147$2,860 to $3,861
10 to 49 units7$3,017$2,297 to $3,232

Price by state

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

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
Iowa8$3,481$3,258 to $3,580
Illinois5$2,690$2,650 to $2,989
Texas5$2,770$2,750 to $2,869

Service providers quoting the MS225-48LP-HW

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

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
Infrastructure Technology Solutions76
CDW Government LLC55
Data Center Warehouse33
Optimus Technology Company33
Logicalis Inc.22
Marco Technologies, LLC21
Questivity Inc.22
Showing 5 of 7See all 7, free →

Other Cisco Meraki data distribution models

MS225-48FP-HW $3,354MS130-48X-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 $4,488

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

More on Cisco Meraki

Every Cisco Meraki price · Who runs Cisco Meraki on E-rate

Common questions

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

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $3,138, from 41 line items at 39 schools and libraries; half were between $2,857 and $3,571.

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 MS225-48LP-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 $3,017, against $3,147 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

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

By line items in FY2024-2026: Iowa (8); Illinois (5); Texas (5).

Win the next E-rate cycleCreate a free account →

Related

Cisco Meraki MS250-48FP-HW price on E-rateCisco Meraki MS350-48FP-HW price on E-rateCisco Meraki MS390-48UX2-HW price on E-rateCisco Meraki MS425-16-HW price on E-rateCisco Meraki MX105-HW price on E-rateCisco Meraki MX105 price on E-rate

Win the next E-rate cycle

Lakewave's E-rate Sweep shows every open Form 470 in your territory, the incumbent at each district, its Category 2 budget left and what it runs today.

Create a free account

Catch every Form 470

See the 470s open in your territory, what each district runs today, and whether it names a brand.

Displace incumbents

See which provider serves each district, what it bought, and when the contract ends.

Find C2 money left

See how much Category 2 budget each district has left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

Price to win

See the unit prices districts actually paid, by model, from E-rate line items.

Free account · No credit card · Built from public records, refreshed nightly

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.