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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3175270

Papillion la Vista Community Schools

Papillion la Vista Community Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (12,031 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Papillion la Vista Community Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,385
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,323
Per-pupil spending
12,031
Students enrolled
86th
Pct. in NE
$69,385

Papillion la Vista Community Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (12,031 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,385, near the national average of $70,245, serving 12,031 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Papillion la Vista Community Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (12,031 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 86th percentile for Nebraska
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Papillion la Vista Community Schools ranks #29 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #185 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • +23.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Papillion la Vista Community Schools's instructional payroll puts 17.3% into special education , 5.5 points above the state median of 11.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Nebraska peer.

Program Papillion la NE median Gap
Regular program 76.0% 80.7% -4.8 pp
Special education 17.3% 11.8% +5.5 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 0.0% +1.1 pp
Other programs 5.7% 7.4% -1.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3175270 · FY2023.

LEAID 3175270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Papillion la F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +10% vs state RANK-ST-MID P86 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.0K students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near So FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,385 estimated average teacher salary · P86 in Nebraska · P58 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: York (+$204est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Papillion la

Salary neighbourhood · Papillion la

Papillion la already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Papillion la

Papillion la Vista Community Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,385 Top 42% higher than 58% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Papillion la in Nebraska's upper-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Papillion la Vista Community Schools ranks #29 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #185 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Papillion la Vista Community Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Papillion la Vista Community Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +23.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 14.1 points, a growth rate faster than 90% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,384.841

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$76,848

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Nebraska compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Papillion la Vista Community Schools

What the Numbers Say About Papillion la Vista Community Schools

Papillion la Vista Community Schools is a mid-sized school district in Nebraska, serving 12,031 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,323. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,385, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3175270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Papillion la Vista Community Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 86% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Papillion la Vista Community Schools reports $172.3M in total expenditure against $170.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $43.2M, special-education teacher pay is $9.8M.

How does Papillion la Vista Community Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Nebraska average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Papillion la Vista Community Schools $69,385
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Papillion la Vista Community Schools pays -7.2% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $14,323 vs $18,493

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Nebraska districts

On pay, Papillion la Vista Community Schools sits closest to So Sioux City Community Schs; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Grand Island Public Schools. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. So Sioux City Community Schs
  2. Ralston Public Schools
  3. Hastings Public Schools
  4. Millard Public Schools
  5. Lexington Public Schools
  6. Westside Community Schools
  7. Columbus Public Schools
  8. North Platte Public Schools
  9. Lincoln Public Schools
  10. Fremont Public Schools
  11. Norfolk Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Grand Island Public Schools
  2. Scottsbluff Public Schools
  3. Norfolk Public Schools
  4. Hastings Public Schools
  5. Bellevue Public Schools
  6. Lincoln Public Schools
  7. Columbus Public Schools
  8. Millard Public Schools
  9. North Platte Public Schools
  10. Lexington Public Schools
  11. Elkhorn Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Papillion la Vista Community Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Papillion la Vista Community Schools: closest on enrollment (12,031 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,385 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$170.2M
Total Revenue
$172.3M
Total Expenditure
$65.0M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$43.2M
Regular Program
$9.8M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$3.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Papillion la Vista Community Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Papillion la Vista Community Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 23 of 90, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Kansas and Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Nebraska Districts

Large-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Mc Cook Public Schools
$66,476
1,376 students
Alliance Public Schools
$63,499
1,345 students
Sidney Public Schools
$59,229
1,276 students
Aurora Public Schools
$67,472
1,226 students
Springfield Platteview Community Schools
$63,801
1,203 students
Ashland-greenwood Public Schs
$62,592
1,099 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Papillion la Vista Community Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Papillion la Vista Community Schools?

The average teacher salary in Papillion la Vista Community Schools is $69,385 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Papillion la Vista Community Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Papillion la Vista Community Schools pays 9.9% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $69,385.

How does Papillion la Vista Community Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Papillion la Vista Community Schools pays 1.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,385.

What is the per-pupil spending in Papillion la Vista Community Schools?

Papillion la Vista Community Schools spends approximately $14,323 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Papillion la Vista Community Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Papillion la Vista Community Schools's total expenditure of $172.3M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Papillion la Vista Community Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.