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Schools in Älvdalen municipality

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10 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Älvdalen, Dalarna County. The three most common school forms: 5 preschool, 4 after-school care, 4 compulsory school (+2 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 July 2026. School data covers 2024/25; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Älvdalen

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
4
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
5
Municipal
9
Independent
1

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2024/25. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Älvdalen has 10 schools with a merit value of 204.2 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 59.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

10 schools1,193 pupils59.5% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-0.7%)

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Summary — Älvdalen

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Älvdalen municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

10Active schools9 municipal, 1 independent
1,193Total pupils4 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
204.2Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
59.5%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
196,805 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
7Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Älvdalen municipality has 10 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 204.2 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (59.5%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Älvdalen

How many schools are there in Älvdalen?
Älvdalen municipality has 10 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 4 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 5 offer preschool. 9 of the units are municipal and 1 are independent. A total of 1,193 pupils attend schools in Älvdalen.
What are the merit values in Älvdalen?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Älvdalen is 204.2 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Strandskolan with 237 points.
Which school in Älvdalen has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Rot skola has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Älvdalen at 72%. The municipality value is 59.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Älvdalen?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Älvdalen is 196,805 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 193,668 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Älvdalen organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Älvdalen
Mother-tongue tuition

6.7% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 11,692 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Älvdalen compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
6/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
7/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Älvdalen

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Älvdalen
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Älvdalen: 4 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Rot skola with Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Lowest: Älvdalsskolan with Skolkoll score 38 out of 100.

Rot skola
Skolkoll score 51 out of 100
Strandskolan
Skolkoll score 48 out of 100
Buskoviusskolan
Skolkoll score 42 out of 100
Älvdalsskolan
Skolkoll score 38 out of 100
4 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Älvdalen
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Älvdalen: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum with Skolkoll score 39 out of 100. Lowest: Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum with Skolkoll score 39 out of 100.

Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum
Skolkoll score 39 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Älvdalen

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Älvdalen with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Älvdalens UtbildningscentrumUpper secondary schoolÄlvdalens Utbildningscentrum AB35040.9%Skolkoll score 39 out of 100. Below average.
ÄlvdalsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classÄLVDALENS KOMMUN36068.9%Skolkoll score 38 out of 100. Below average.
BuskoviusskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classÄLVDALENS KOMMUN3020%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Rot skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classÄLVDALENS KOMMUN11072%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
StrandskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classÄLVDALENS KOMMUN12046.3%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in ÄlvdalenÄlvdalen has 5 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Älvdalen with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Älvdalen you—204.259.5%196,805 SEK
Orsa60.5 km199.575.6%159,369 SEK
Malung – Sälen62.4 km222.751.5%155,351 SEK
Mora62.9 km20873.1%145,070 SEK
Härjedalen91.7 km228.463.4%190,149 SEK
Rättvik93.6 km208.976.1%172,315 SEK
Leksand104 km229.373.9%140,728 SEK
Neighbour avg216.168.9%160,497 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2024/25. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Älvdalen municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Älvdalen place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Älvdalen

  1. HÖGHOL ÄLVDALEN: Address changed from DALGATAN 88, 79622 ÄLVDALEN to BOX 100, 79622 ÄLVDALEN

  2. REGNBÅGENS FÖRSKOLA SÄRNA: Address changed from DALGATAN 88, 79622 ÄLVDALEN to BOX 100, 79622 ÄLVDALEN

  3. Buskoviusskolan: Head changed

  4. Strandskolan: Head changed

  5. Älvdalsskolan: Operating name changed from Älvdalsskolan F-6 to Älvdalsskolan

  6. Älvdalsskolan: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  7. Älvdalsskolan: Start date changed from not_registered to 2024-08-05

  8. Buskoviusskolan: Address changed from Regnbågsgränd 3, 79090 Särna to Regnbågsgränd 3, 79731 Särna

  9. Strandskolan: Address changed from Framgårdsvägen 4, 79091 Idre to Framgårdsvägen 4, 79771 Idre

  10. Buskoviusskolan: Head changed

  11. Buskoviusskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: christine.lundberg@alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-31511 to url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: karin.elfving@alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-31511

  12. Strandskolan: Head changed

  13. Strandskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: christine.lundberg@alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-31511 to url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: karin.elfving@alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-31511

  14. Buskoviusskolan: Head changed

  15. Buskoviusskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: buskoviusskolan.sarna@edu.alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-596621 to url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: christine.lundberg@alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-31511

  16. Buskoviusskolan: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN to FKLASS, FTH, GR

  17. Buskoviusskolan: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  18. Rot skola: Head changed

  19. Rot skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: rot.skola@edu.alvdalen.se, phone: 0251-31132 to url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: anneli.grubb@alvdalen.se, phone: 0251-31114

  20. Strandskolan: Head changed

  21. Strandskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: strandskolan@edu.alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-596664 to url: http://www.alvdalen.se, email: christine.lundberg@alvdalen.se, phone: 0253-31511

  22. Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum: Operating name changed from unknown name to Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum

  23. Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum: Head changed

  24. Buskoviusskolan: Head changed

  25. Buskoviusskolan: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

  26. Rot skola: Head changed

  27. Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum: Operator name changed to: Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum AB (previously: Älvdalens UtbildningscentrumAB)

  28. Buskoviusskolan: Operating name changed from unknown name to Buskoviusskolan

  29. Buskoviusskolan: Head changed

  30. Buskoviusskolan: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN

… and 8 older events.

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