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Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Papillion, Nebraska · Public school district · #4 of 45 Nebraska districts by enrollment

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12,069

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,110

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Nebraska median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Nebraska median 14.5

Papillion La Vista Community Schools is a public school district based in Papillion, Nebraska, serving 12,069 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 549 students each, more than the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $11,110 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Nebraska median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Papillion La Vista Community compares

Papillion La Vista CommunityNebraska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,110

Nebraska median $12,277 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,226

Nebraska median $7,814 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school549

Nebraska median 400 · 37% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Nebraska median 14.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor431

Nebraska median 402 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$156.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 35%Local 59%

Measure	Papillion La Vista Community	Nebraska median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,110	$12,277	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,226	$7,814	FY2020-21
Total spending	$176.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$156.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	820	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,537	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	14.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	431	402	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Nebraska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Nebraska

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Papillion La Vista Community SchoolsPapillion · this district	12,069	22	$11,110	14.7	#4
Elkhorn Public SchoolsElkhorn	11,653	20	$10,473	14.5	#5
Grand Island Public SchoolsGrand Island	9,983	23	$12,446	15.5	#6
Bellevue Public SchoolsBellevue	9,502	21	$12,543	14.7	#7
Gretna Public SchoolsGretna	7,013	12	$10,505	15.2	#8

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Midwest City-Del City Public SchoolsMidwest City, OK	12,087	$11,117	17.2
San Dieguito Union HighEncinitas, CA	12,055	$12,624	24.1
West Chester Area School DistrictExton, PA	12,042	$16,327	12.7
Highlands CountySebring, FL	12,040	$10,202	18.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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