Case Study: Township High School District 214 achieves significant cost savings and a cloud-ready, high-capacity network with Comcast Business

Illinois School District Leverages E-Rate to Become a Top Ten Digital School District

Township High School District 214, the second-largest high school district in Illinois with over 12,000 students, faced the challenge of stretching limited education dollars while continuing to expand digital learning during a state budget shortfall. The district needed a scalable, reliable IT infrastructure to support growing classroom technology and to qualify for critical funding while keeping operating costs under control.

Comcast Metro Ethernet, integrated with the IlliniCloud shared services, provided a high-capacity backbone that enabled server virtualization, district‑wide VoIP, IP video in classrooms, online enrollment and robust disaster-recovery capabilities. The result was a reliable network supporting thousands of devices (6,200+ computers, 1,300 VoIP phones, 850 iPads), significant cost savings—including cutting 75 physical servers to seven (saving $330,000 in hardware and $45,000 in energy), $400,000/year from VoIP and $125,000/year from online registration—42% E‑Rate funding, and recognition as a Top Ten Technology School District.

Township High School District 214

Keith A. Bockwoldt

Director of Technology, Township High School District 214