The Papillion-La Vista School District is headquartered in

Papillion, Nebraska Papillion is a city in Sarpy County in the state of Nebraska, United States. Designated as the county seat, it developed as an 1870s railroad town and suburb of Omaha. The city is part of the larger five-county metro area of Omaha. Papillion's ...

, United States. The district covers most of Papillion, almost all of

La Vista La Vista may refer to: * La Vista, Nebraska, a city in Nebraska * La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia), an historic house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia * La Vista Correctional Facility, prison in Pueblo County, Colorado * La Vista High Sc ...

, and small portions of

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, Chalco, and

Offutt AFB Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air C ...

. The district was originally established as the Papillion School District, but with the rapid growth of La Vista (incorporated in 1960), the name of the city was officially added to the school district's name in 1987 by former

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Roger Miller. The school district serves over 12,000 students. The district has two high schools (

Papillion-La Vista South High School Papillion-La Vista South High School (commonly referred to as Papio South, PLSHS, PLSouth, or PLS) is a high school in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Papillion-La Vista Public School District. The school's ...

and

Papillion La Vista Senior High School Papillion-La Vista Senior High School, often referred to as Papio, PLHS, North or "Old School", is located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States and is operated by the Papillion-La Vista Public School District. Its school colors are maroon and ...

). It is also home to three junior high schools ( Papillion Junior High, La Vista Junior High, and Liberty Middle School). Most students from Papillion Junior High graduate to Papillion-La Vista South High School, while students from La Vista Junior High move on to attend Papillion-La Vista Senior High School. Papillion La Vista Senior High School is sometimes referred to as "North", even though the word "north" is not in its name. Liberty Middle School was opened in 2016 as a means to ease the over-enrolling of students in the other two middle schools and has a mixture of students who would have gone to either of the two middle schools. There are ten elementary schools in Papillion: Ashbury, Bell, Carriage Hill, Hickory Hill, Patriot, Prairie Queen, Rumsey Station, Tara Heights, Trumble Park, and Walnut Creek. Four elementary schools in La Vista: G. Stanley Hall, La Vista West, Parkview Heights, and Portal. And Two elementary schools in Bellevue: Anderson Grove and Golden Hills.

Superintendent

Superintendent Rick Black, who began in 2007, announced his retirement at the end of the 2012–2013 school year. The current superintendent is Andrew Rikli, who began on July 1, 2013.

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* School districts in Nebraska Education in Sarpy County, Nebraska School districts established in 1987 1987 establishments in Nebraska {{Nebraska-school-stub