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Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A price on E-rate: what schools and libraries paid

As of Nov 11, 2026, the median unit price applicants entered for the Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $9,896, from 37 line items at 35 schools and libraries; half were between $9,210 and $11,317.

Built from 37 Form 471 line items for the Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A (Data Distribution) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

16 states · 35 applicants · 407 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$9,896median

What districts paid

The middle of 37 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $9,210 to $11,317
$9,210or less

The number to beat

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

Lowest tenth: $7,806 or less
-8%since FY2024

Price trend

Median in FY2026 against FY2024.

$9,586 vs $10,396
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$9,896
median unit price
$9,210 to $11,317
middle half
37
line items
35
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202610$9,586$8,943 to $9,861
FY202521$10,013$9,343 to $11,500
FY20246$10,396$9,396 to $10,728

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 units29$10,001$9,343 to $11,449
10 to 49 units7$9,755$9,072 to $10,530

Price by state

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

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
Pennsylvania8$9,098$7,905 to $9,649
California5$9,331$8,572 to $9,755

Service providers quoting the C9500-24Y4C-A

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

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
ePlus Technology, Inc.55
Integra Business Center Inc.44
AMS.NET, Inc.21
CDW Government LLC22
DISYS Solutions, Inc.21
Logicalis Inc.22
People Driven Technology, Inc.22
Teklinks, Inc.22
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Other Cisco data distribution models

C9200L-48P-4X-EDU $3,468C9300-48P-EDU $4,519C9500-24Y4C-EDU $10,022C9500-48Y4C-EDU $11,068C9300-48UN-EDU $5,331C9200L-48PXG4X-EDU $4,724C9300-48UXM-EDU $5,903C9300X-12Y-EDU $7,777C9300-48U-EDU $4,623C9200-48P-EDU $3,565C9200L-48P-4G-EDU $2,650C9300X-24Y-EDU $11,478

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 $1,106HPE Aruba JL658A $7,455HPE Aruba R8Q71A $5,831Fortinet FS-148F-FPOE $1,475Cisco Meraki MS225-48FP-HW $3,354Extreme Networks 5420F-48P-4XE $3,531Extreme Networks 5320-48P-8XE $3,080

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Common questions

How much does the Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $9,896, from 37 line items at 35 schools and libraries; half were between $9,210 and $11,317.

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 C9500-24Y4C-A 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 $9,755, against $10,001 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

Where is the Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: Pennsylvania (8); California (5).

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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.