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Schools in Salem municipality

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26 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 Salem, Stockholm County. The three most common school forms: 16 preschool, 8 after-school care, 7 compulsory school (+4 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 Salem

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
7
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
16
Municipal
17
Independent
9

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.

Salem has 26 schools with a merit value of 231.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is near the national average. Teacher qualification: 78.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%).

26 schools2,940 pupils78.8% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-0.8%)

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Summary — Salem

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Salem municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

26Active schools17 municipal, 9 independent
2,940Total pupils7 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
231.3Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
78.8%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
146,539 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
13.6Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Salem municipality has 26 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 231.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (78.8%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Salem

How many schools are there in Salem?
Salem municipality has 26 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 7 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 16 offer preschool. 17 of the units are municipal and 9 are independent. A total of 2,940 pupils attend schools in Salem.
What are the merit values in Salem?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Salem is 231.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Nytorpsskolan with 263.4 points.
Which school in Salem has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Rönninge skola has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Salem at 90.1%. The municipality value is 78.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Salem?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Salem is 146,539 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 164,429 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Salem 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 Salem
Mother-tongue tuition

33.6% 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: 5,413 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 Salem compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
7/7Merit value 2025
1/7Qualified teachers 2025
4/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Salem

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 Salem
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Salem: 7 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Nytorpsskolan with Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Municipal average 53, neutral midpoint 50.

7 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Salem
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Salem: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Rönninge gymnasium with Skolkoll score 39 out of 100. Lowest: Rönninge gymnasium with Skolkoll score 39 out of 100.

Rönninge gymnasium
Skolkoll score 39 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

See compulsory schools in Salem ranked by Skolkoll score →

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Salem

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Salem with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Fågelsångens anpassade grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, After-school careSALEMS KOMMUN———
Fågelsångens skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSALEMS KOMMUN34072.2%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
Innovitaskolan RönningeAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classAcadeMedia AB17073.3%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Near average.
Noblaskolan RönningeAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classAcadeMedia AB15069.2%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
NytorpsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSALEMS KOMMUN26082.3%Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Near average.
Rönninge gymnasiumUpper secondary schoolSALEMS KOMMUN26076.3%Skolkoll score 39 out of 100. Below average.
Rönninge skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSALEMS KOMMUN40090.1%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
SkogsängsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSALEMS KOMMUN46079.2%Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Near average.
Söderby friskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERBY FRISKOLA EKONOMISK FÖRENING24078.4%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in SalemSalem 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 Salem with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Salem you—231.378.8%146,539 SEK
Botkyrka5.4 km232.372.3%146,747 SEK
Södertälje9.2 km232.773.7%150,870 SEK
Ekerö12.3 km247.274.1%140,193 SEK
Huddinge14.2 km243.873%142,754 SEK
Nykvarn19.6 km231.778.5%127,128 SEK
Stockholm20 km251.978.1%160,660 SEK
Neighbour avg239.975%144,725 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 Salem municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Salem

  1. Rönninge gymnasium: Address changed from Sandbäcksvägen 10, 14462 Rönninge to Säbyhallsvägen 50, 14430 Rönninge

  2. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  3. GAMMELGÅRDEN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  4. SKYTTORPS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  5. TOREDALSGÅRDEN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  6. Innovitaskolan Rönninge: Operator name changed to: AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB (previously: Pysslingen Förskolor Och Skolor AB)

  7. Noblaskolan Rönninge: Operator name changed to: AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB (previously: Pysslingen Förskolor Och Skolor AB)

  8. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  9. GAMMELGÅRDEN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  10. SKYTTORPS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  11. TOREDALSGÅRDEN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  12. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  13. GAMMELGÅRDEN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  14. SKYTTORPS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  15. TOREDALSGÅRDEN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  16. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET MYRAN: Renamed from Förskola 318926 to FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET MYRAN

  17. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN: Renamed from Förskola 421995 to FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN

  18. NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR RÖNNINGE: Renamed from Förskola 444617 to NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR RÖNNINGE

  19. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET MYRAN: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET MYRAN to Förskola 318926

  20. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN to Förskola 421995

  21. FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET VILHELMSDAL EKONOMISKAFÖRENIN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  22. GAMMELGÅRDEN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  23. NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR RÖNNINGE: Renamed from NORLANDIA FÖRSKOLOR RÖNNINGE to Förskola 444617

  24. SKYTTORPS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  25. TOREDALSGÅRDEN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  26. SFI Salem: Head changed

  27. Noblaskolan Rönninge: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  28. Nytorpsskolan: Contact details changed from url: https://www.salem.se/barn--utbildning/grundskola/grundskolor/nytorpsskolan/, email: nytorpsskolan@salem.se, phone: 08-53259100 to url: https://salem.se/forskolaochskola/grundskola/nytorpsskolan.4.335d63281936795eddcd07c.html, email: nytorpsskolan@salem.se, phone: 08-53259100

  29. Rönninge skola: Contact details changed from url: https://www.salem.se/barn--utbildning/grundskola/grundskolor/Ronninge-skola/, email: ronningeskola@salem.se, phone: 08-53259400 to url: https://salem.se/forskolaochskola/grundskola/ronningeskola.4.335d63281936795eddcda10.html, email: ronningeskola@salem.se, phone: 08-53259400

  30. SFI Salem: Contact details changed from url: http://www.salem.se/barn--utbildning/vuxenutbildning/, email: marianne.hedmar@salem.se, phone: 08-53259728 to url: https://salem.se/forskolaochskola/vuxenutbildning/sfisvenskaforinvandrare.4.d561c0b193953d85a237d9.html, email: marianne.hedmar@salem.se, phone: 08-53259728

… and 84 older events.

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