All compulsory schools in Boden — 15 schools

Boden has 15 compulsory schools of which 4 are independent. Average merit score: 222 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Boden

All 15 compulsory schools in Boden sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Brönjaskolan217.242 %220Municipal
Fagernäs skola55 %130Municipal
Fria Emilia237.948 %230Independent
Harads skola73 %50Municipal
Hedensskolan74 %210Municipal
Mimers Brunn Vittjärv52 %60Independent
Mårängskolan85 %360Municipal
Noblaskolan Boden243.270 %340Independent
Prästholmsskolan61 %210Municipal
Stureskolan189.767 %340Municipal
Svartbjörnsbyns skola62 %120Municipal
Tankeborgen Svartlå Fria78 %20Independent
Torpgärdsskolan71 %250Municipal
Unbyns skola62 %60Municipal
Älvskolan20Municipal

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Boden municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
214.7 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent
202.7 / 241.8
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
68.6 %
Pass in mathematics
81.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
77.5 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
57.9 %
Parents with post-secondary education
64.1 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Boden municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
63.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
65.7 % / 58.1 %
Pupils per teacher
11.2

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Boden municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025)
63.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↓ Declining (-4.6 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Boden (%)

Trend: 68.3 to 63.7, downward
2020: 68.3 %2025: 63.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

Pupil counts and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Number of compulsory-school pupils
2,601
Municipal / independent share
74.2 % / 25.8 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 137,700 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 141,110 SEK/pupil

Teaching
72,836 SEK
Premises
19,813 SEK
Student health
4,620 SEK
Meals
8,720 SEK
Learning tools
12,177 SEK
Other
22,944 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Boden municipality.

Student health, compulsory school
4,620 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
81.8 %
Preventive work (staff)
76.6 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
62 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
41.3 %
Safety at school
74.7 %
Study calm
37.1 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Boden municipality (2025).

Mother tongue other than Swedish
13.5 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
5.5 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
10.3 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
54.5 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
3.1 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

-9.2Average deviation (merit score) across 4 schools
SALSA results per school in Boden, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Fria Emilia238232+6
Noblaskolan Boden243241+2
Brönjaskolan217237-20
Stureskolan190214-25

Highest merit score in Boden

Top 4 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 4 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
Noblaskolan BodenAcadeMedia AB243.2+269.8 %340
Fria EmiliaFriskola Fria Emilia Boden ekonomisk förening237.9+647.6 %230
BrönjaskolanBODENS KOMMUN217.2-2041.6 %220
StureskolanBODENS KOMMUN189.7-2567.4 %340

School ranking — Boden

All 4 compulsory schools with merit data, sorted by merit score yr 9. The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds.

Compulsory schools in Boden sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
SchoolMerit scoreSALSA deviationCertified teachersPupils
Noblaskolan Boden243.2+270 %340
Fria Emilia237.9+648 %230
Brönjaskolan217.2-2042 %220
Stureskolan189.7-2567 %340

The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds. Positive value (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = worse. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Boden municipality (2025).

Number of pupils
59
Share of compulsory-school pupils
2 %
Cost per pupil
464,842 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
3.2

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada