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Schools in Malå municipality

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7 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 Malå, Västerbotten County. The three most common school forms: 2 adult education, 2 preschool, 1 after-school care (+3 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 6 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Malå

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
1
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
2
Municipal
7
Independent
0

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2025/26. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Malå has 7 schools with a merit value of 195.4 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 66.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

7 schools469 pupils66.5% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-2%)

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Summary — Malå

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Malå municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Active schools
7
7 municipal, 0 independent
Total pupils
469
1 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
195.4
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
66.5%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
164,032 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
7.5
Compulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Malå municipality has 7 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 195.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (66.5%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Malå

How many schools are there in Malå?
Malå municipality has 7 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 1 of the units offers compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 2 offer preschool. 7 of the units are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 469 pupils attend schools in Malå.
What are the merit values in Malå?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Malå is 195.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Nilaskolan F-9 with 219.7 points.
Which school in Malå has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Nilaskolan F-9 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Malå at 66.6%. The municipality value is 66.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Malå?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Malå is 164,032 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 140,527 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Malå 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 Malå
Preschool application

The municipality has an e-service for the preschool queue and place applications.

Preschool in Malå
Mother-tongue tuition

19% 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: 13,149 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 Malå compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
Merit value 2025
7/7
Qualified teachers 2025
4/7
Cost/pupil 2025
4/7

Skolkoll score in Malå

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 Malå
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Malå: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Nilaskolan F-9 with Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Lowest: Nilaskolan F-9 with Skolkoll score 47 out of 100.

Nilaskolan F-9
Skolkoll score 47 out of 100
1 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Malå

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Malå with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Malå gymnasieskolaUpper secondary schoolMALÅ KOMMUN10—No score
Nilaskolan F-9Compulsory school, Preschool classMALÅ KOMMUN33066.6%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Composite index.
Preschools in MalåMalå has 2 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Each comparison cell shows both a value and status: better than neighbour average / in line with neighbour average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Malå with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Malå you—195.4Worse than neighbour average66.5%Better than neighbour average164,032 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Norsjö45.4 km216.9In line with neighbour average66.9%Better than neighbour average159,057 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Arvidsjaur47.5 km213In line with neighbour average67.7%Better than neighbour average151,970 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Lycksele61.5 km220.7In line with neighbour average66.5%Better than neighbour average157,333 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Sorsele72.5 km244.4Better than neighbour average54.1%Worse than neighbour average191,062 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Storuman95.1 km215.5In line with neighbour average70.6%Better than neighbour average188,735 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Arjeplog103.8 km203.1Worse than neighbour average54.4%Worse than neighbour average170,944 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Neighbour avg218.963.4%169,850 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 2025/26. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Malå municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Malå

  1. REGNBÅGEN: Address changed from Grengatan 10, 80431 GÄVLE to STORGATAN 13, 93931 MALÅ

  2. REGNBÅGEN: Address changed from BÅGVÄGEN 1, 93931 MALÅ to Grengatan 10, 80431 GÄVLE

  3. Nilaskolan F-9: Renamed from Nilaskolan 7-9 to Nilaskolan F-9

  4. Nilaskolan F-9: School types changed from GR to FKLASS, GR

  5. Nilaskolan F-9: Grades changed from 7, 8, 9 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  6. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: Renamed from Nilaskolan F-3 to Nilaskolan Fritidshem

  7. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FTH

  8. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: Register field changed from false to unknown

  9. Nilaskolan F-9: School types changed from GR, GRAN to GR

  10. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN to FKLASS, FTH, GR

  11. Malå gymnasieskola: School types changed from GY, GYAN to GY

  12. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: Renamed from Nilaskolan F to Nilaskolan F-3

  13. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH to FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN

  14. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: Register field changed from unknown to false

  15. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 93070 MALÅ to Skolgatan 2, 93931 MALÅ

  16. Malå gymnasieskola: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 93070 MALÅ to Skolgatan 2, 93931 MALÅ

  17. Nilaskolan F-9: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 93070 MALÅ to Skolgatan 2, 93931 MALÅ

  18. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 93070 MALÅ to Skolgatan 2, 93931 MALÅ

  19. SFI: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 93070 MALÅ to Skolgatan 2, 93931 MALÅ

  20. Nilaskolan F-9: Renamed from Nilaskolan 4-9 to Nilaskolan 7-9

  21. Nilaskolan F-9: Grades changed from 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to 7, 8, 9

  22. Nilaskolan F-9: Renamed from Nilaskolan 7-9 to Nilaskolan 4-9

  23. Nilaskolan F-9: Grades changed from 7, 8, 9 to 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  24. Nilaskolan F-9: School types changed from GR, GRAN, GY to GR, GRAN

  25. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nilaskolan

  26. Malå gymnasieskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nilaskolan

  27. Nilaskolan F-9: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nilaskolan

  28. Nilaskolan Fritidshem: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nilaskolan

  29. SFI: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nilaskolan

  30. Nilaskolan F-9: School types changed from GR, GRAN to GR, GRAN, GY

… and 7 older events.

Related

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Västerbotten CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Malå.Merit value year 9Compare Malå with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.ÅseleCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.BjurholmCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.DoroteaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.LyckseleCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.NordmalingCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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