The Papillion-La Vista School District is headquartered in

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

, United States. The district covers most of Papillion, almost all of La Vista, and small portions of

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, Chalco, and

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. 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.

Schools

Middle and High Schools

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' ...

and

Papillion La Vista Senior High School Papillion-La Vista Senior High School, often referred to as Papio, PLHS, or ‘’’Monarchs’’’ is located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States, a suburb southwest of Omaha. Operated by the Papillion-La Vista Public School District, its ...

) although a third is planned for the future. It is also home to three junior high schools (

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

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, 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. 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.

Elementary Schools

Alternative/Specialized Schools

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.

References

External links

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