All compulsory schools in Kiruna — 14 schools

Kiruna has 14 compulsory schools of which 2 are independent. Average merit score: 223.8 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Kiruna

All 14 compulsory schools in Kiruna sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Abisko skola	–	38 %	10	Municipal
Bergaskolan	–	60 %	120	Municipal
Högalidskolan 4-9	206.1	61 %	610	Municipal
Jukkasjärvi skola	–	22 %	110	Municipal
Karesuando skola	205.3	65 %	80	Municipal
Luossavaaraskolan	–	56 %	200	Municipal
Nya Raketskolan 7-9	210.1	52 %	200	Municipal
Svappavaara skola	–	–	10	Municipal
Triangelskolan	–	30 %	230	Municipal
Tuolluvaara skola	–	82 %	130	Municipal
Vargen	233.4	52 %	150	Independent
Vita vidderna	–	74 %	80	Independent
Vittangi skola	264.0	51 %	100	Municipal
Övre Soppero skola	–	–	10	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 213.7 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 211.5 / 233.4
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 63.6 %
Pass in mathematics: 82.2 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 62.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 56.2 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 53.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 53.2 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 52.5 % / 59.5 %
Pupils per teacher: 10.2

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 53.2 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-3.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Kiruna (%)

2020: 57.1 %2025: 53.2 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 2,040
Municipal / independent share: 88.3 % / 11.7 %

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: 189,849 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 179,559 SEK/pupil

Teaching

86,325 SEK

Premises

40,947 SEK

Student health

4,177 SEK

Meals

14,734 SEK

Learning tools

9,398 SEK

Other

23,978 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 4,177 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 70.1 %
Preventive work (staff): 59 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 62.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 49.4 %
Safety at school: 80.1 %
Study calm: 51.2 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 34.4 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 15.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 8.1 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 43.8 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 3 %

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.

+5.8Average deviation (merit score) across 4 schools

SALSA results per school in Kiruna, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Vittangi skola	264	209	+55
Nya Raketskolan 7-9	210	217	-7
Vargen	233	243	-9
Högalidskolan 4-9	206	222	-16

Highest merit score in Kiruna

Top 5 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 5 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Vittangi skola	KIRUNA KOMMUN	264	+55	51.1 %	100
Vargen	Edukatus Alliance Holding AB	233.4	-9	51.6 %	150
Nya Raketskolan 7-9	KIRUNA KOMMUN	210.1	-7	52.2 %	200
Högalidskolan 4-9	KIRUNA KOMMUN	206.1	-16	60.6 %	610
Karesuando skola	KIRUNA KOMMUN	205.3	–	65.1 %	80

School ranking — Kiruna

All 5 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 Kiruna sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Vittangi skola	264	+55	51 %	100
Vargen	233.4	-9	52 %	150
Nya Raketskolan 7-9	210.1	-7	52 %	200
Högalidskolan 4-9	206.1	-16	61 %	610
Karesuando skola	205.3	–	65 %	80

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 Kiruna municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 28
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.2 %
Cost per pupil: 776,115 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.2

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada