Papillion La Vista South High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Papillion, Nebraska

Papillion La Vista South High School in Papillion, Nebraska enrolled 2,038 students in 2024-25 with 120.1 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Nebraska: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,965 students in 2022-23, 1,982 students in 2023-24, 2,038 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 119.6 to 120.1.

Students enrolled at Papillion La Vista South High School by school year2022-23: 1,965, 2023-24: 1,982, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-231,9652023-241,9822024-252,038
Students enrolled at Papillion La Vista South High School by school year2022-23: 1,965, 2023-24: 1,982, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-231,9652023-241,9822024-252,038
Students enrolled at Papillion La Vista South High School by school year2022-23: 1,965, 2023-24: 1,982, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-231,9652023-241,9822024-252,038
Students enrolled at Papillion La Vista South High School by school year2022-23: 1,965, 2023-24: 1,982, 2024-25: 2,03801k2k3k2022-231,9652023-241,9822024-252,038
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,965119.616.4
2023-241,982118.616.7
2024-252,038120.117.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Nebraska high schools

Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 17.0; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 17.0; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 17.0; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 17.0; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 390 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Papillion La Vista South High School enrolled 1,950 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 110 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 390 of the 1,950 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions110
  • Chronically absent23.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.8% of students were White, 10.2% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.8%
  2. Hispanic10.2%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Black4.2%
  5. Asian1.9%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Papillion La Vista South High School scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262%58%47.1%
Math, 2022-2364%52% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 489 students in Papillion La Vista South High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNebraska
Four-year graduation rate95%95%87.3%
Students in the class48995324,336

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Papillion

2 public high schools in Papillion report 2024-25 enrollment; Papillion La Vista South High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Papillion La Vista South High School2,03817.013.0%
Papillion La Vista Senior High1,86716.021.4%

All public schools in Papillion →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Papillion La Vista South High School

  1. Papillion La Vista Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,867 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Platteview Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 387 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Papillion La Vista South High School with Papillion La Vista Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Papillion La Vista Community Schools spends per student$12,422 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,422
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaPapillion La Vista South High School is the number 10 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#10 of 268
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.17.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Papillion La Vista South High School

  1. How many students attend Papillion La Vista South High School?
    2,038 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,965 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Papillion, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Papillion La Vista South High School?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Papillion La Vista South High School a Title I school?
    Papillion La Vista South High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Papillion La Vista South High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Papillion La Vista South High School scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Papillion La Vista South High School?
    95% of the 489 students in Papillion La Vista South High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Papillion La Vista South High School in?
    Papillion La Vista Community Schools, NCES district ID 3175270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317527001389 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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