Case Study: North Kansas City Schools achieves reliable high-density Wi‑Fi and simplified network management with Extreme Networks

North Kansas City Schools Wipes Out Density Issues with Robust Wireless Solution from Extreme

North Kansas City Schools (NKC Schools), a K‑12 district of 32 schools, 34 buildings and more than 20,000 students, faced severe wireless density and management problems after rolling out a 1:1 program and replacing laptops with MacBooks. Existing access points could only handle about 15 clients and a Juniper controller-based architecture created bottlenecks and onerous manual MAC‑address management for over 15,000 devices. To address these needs the district selected Extreme Networks, leveraging ExtremeWireless access points and ExtremeCloud IQ for a high‑density, centrally managed Wi‑Fi solution.

Extreme Networks deployed AP230/AP330/AP170 access points, ExtremeCloud IQ, PPSK guest authentication, branch routers and Application Visibility & Control, and integrated with JAMF for MDM. The deployment passed a 100‑notebook single‑AP density test, now supports the district’s 15,000+ devices, simplified management, reduced hardware refresh needs, secured guest access with 24‑hour PPSK keys, and enabled district‑wide 1:1 learning and statewide online testing—delivering measurable improvements in capacity, security and operational efficiency for North Kansas City Schools.

North Kansas City Schools

Keith Howe

Director of Network Services