The educational system probably started at the Sautter school located north of town. A frame schoolhouse, built on Halleck and Adams streets, was immediately found to be too small, so a brick building was erected on the same site in 1875. A third school was built on Washington Street in 1893. The present Papillion-LaVista School District has a high school located halfway between the two cities, a junior high school, and a number of elementary schools. Religion has always played a large role in the life of the city.
Today there are churches of many denominations.
As the population moved westward, there was agitation to move the seat of government to a more central location. J.D.Spearman that year specifically to become the county seat. Bellevue lost in the first round of voting, thereby setting the stage for a fierce battle between the two remaining contenders. The present courthouse, Papillion's third and Sarpy County's fifth, was dedicated May 4, 1975. Papillion has been the site of numerous celebrations.