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Schools in Mörbylånga municipality

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27 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 Mörbylånga, Kalmar County. The three most common school forms: 16 preschool, 10 compulsory school, 8 after-school care (+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 Mörbylånga

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
10
Upper secondary
0
Preschools
16
Municipal
22
Independent
5

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.

Mörbylånga has 27 schools with a merit value of 237.4 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is above the national average. Teacher qualification: 82.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%).

27 schools2,603 pupils82.8% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Mörbylånga

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Mörbylånga municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

27Active schools22 municipal, 5 independent
2,603Total pupils10 compulsory, 0 upper secondary
237.4Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
82.8%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
148,496 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
10.3Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Mörbylånga municipality has 27 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 237.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (82.8%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Mörbylånga

How many schools are there in Mörbylånga?
Mörbylånga municipality has 27 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 10 of the units offer compulsory education, 0 offer upper-secondary education and 16 offer preschool. 22 of the units are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,603 pupils attend schools in Mörbylånga.
What are the merit values in Mörbylånga?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Mörbylånga is 237.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Färjestadens högstadium with 243.8 points.
Which school in Mörbylånga has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Glömmingeskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Mörbylånga at 97.4%. The municipality value is 82.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Mörbylånga?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Mörbylånga is 148,496 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 143,920 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Mörbylånga 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 Mörbylånga
Mother-tongue tuition

9.2% 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: 5,187 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 Mörbylånga compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
1/7Merit value 2025
2/7Qualified teachers 2025
3/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Mörbylånga

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 Mörbylånga
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Mörbylånga: 9 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Färjestadens högstadium with Skolkoll score 69 out of 100. Municipal average 61, neutral midpoint 50.

9 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score

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Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Mörbylånga

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Mörbylånga with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
AlunskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN4077.6%Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Near average.
CikoriaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory schoolMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN———
Färjestadens högstadiumCompulsory schoolMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN43081.8%Skolkoll score 69 out of 100. Near average.
Färjestadens skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN47087.2%Skolkoll score 65 out of 100. Near average.
GårdbyskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN12086.1%Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Near average.
GlömmingeskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN18097.4%Skolkoll score 68 out of 100. Near average.
Ölands FriskolaAdapted compulsory school, Compulsory schoolFriskolan Öland AB9069.3%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
Östra skolan, MörbylångaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classCIS KALMAR AB23053%Skolkoll score 39 out of 100. Below average.
SkansenskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN22081.2%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
TorslundaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÖRBYLÅNGA KOMMUN15096.5%Skolkoll score 65 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in MörbylångaMörbylånga has 16 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 Mörbylånga with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Mörbylånga you—237.482.8%148,496 SEK
Kalmar25.5 km233.887.7%134,601 SEK
Torsås35 km216.879.9%169,375 SEK
Borgholm36.6 km219.875.7%180,001 SEK
Nybro40.2 km20472%146,756 SEK
Mönsterås47 km21272.8%161,656 SEK
Emmaboda58 km216.477.7%158,829 SEK
Neighbour avg217.177.6%158,536 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 Mörbylånga municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Mörbylånga

  1. GLÖMMINGE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  2. TORSLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  3. Cikoriaskolan: School types changed from GR to FTH, GR

  4. Alunskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.morbylanga.se, email: kommun@morbylanga.se, phone: 010-3547435 to url: http://www.morbylanga.se, email: kommun@morbylanga.se, phone: 010-3547195

  5. Cikoriaskolan: School types changed from GR to FTH, GR

  6. Alunskolan: Head changed

  7. Cikoriaskolan: Head changed

  8. Alunskolan: Head changed

  9. Alunskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.morbylanga.se, email: kommun@morbylanga.se, phone: 010-3547195 to url: http://www.morbylanga.se, email: kommun@morbylanga.se, phone: 010-3547435

  10. Cikoriaskolan: Head changed

  11. Cikoriaskolan: Contact details changed from url: www.morbylanga.se, email: kommun@morbylanga.se, phone: 010-3547488 to url: www.morbylanga.se, email: kommun@morbylanga.se, phone: 010-3547744

  12. GLÖMMINGE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  13. TORSLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  14. Östra skolan, Mörbylånga: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ostraskolan.nu, email: jessica.svardh@ostraskolan.nu, phone: 076-6218888 to url: http://www.ostraskolan.nu, email: mattias.mild@cis.se, phone: 073-3262453

  15. GLÖMMINGE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  16. TORSLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  17. Skansenskolan: Address changed from Esplanaden 29, 38650 Mörbylånga to Ekströmsgatan 1, 38650 Mörbylånga

  18. Skansenskolan: Address changed from Esplanaden 29, 38650 Mörbylånga to Ekströmsgatan 1, 38650 Mörbylånga

  19. FÖRÄLDRAKOOP. FLISAN: Renamed from Förskola 958634 to FÖRÄLDRAKOOP. FLISAN

  20. FÖRÄLDRAKOOP. FLISAN: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAKOOP. FLISAN to Förskola 958634

  21. GLÖMMINGE FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  22. TORSLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  23. Cikoriaskolan: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  24. Cikoriaskolan: Start date changed from not_registered to 2025-08-19

  25. Östra skolan, Mörbylånga: Head changed

  26. Ölands Friskola: School types changed from GR to GR, GRAN

  27. Alunskolan: Head changed

  28. Glömmingeskolan: Head changed

  29. Skansenskolan: Head changed

  30. Färjestadens skola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

… and 91 older events.

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