All compulsory schools in Vännäs — 7 schools

Vännäs has 7 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 230.4 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Vännäs

All 7 compulsory schools in Vännäs sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Hammarskolan AB230.6100 %170Municipal
Hammarskolan CD230.274 %170Municipal
Hällfors friskola60 %40Independent
Vegaskolan 1-393 %220Municipal
Vegaskolan 4-680 %190Municipal
Vännäsby skola 3-691 %190Municipal
Vännäsby skola F-262 %100Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
230.4 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
68 %
Pass in mathematics
89.3 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
72.3 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
42.1 %
Parents with post-secondary education
63.5 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
84.8 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
86.1 % / 61.8 %
Pupils per teacher
14

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
84.8 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↓ Declining (-4.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Vännäs (%)

Trend: 89.7 to 84.8, downward
2020: 89.7 %2025: 84.8 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,133
Municipal / independent share
90.4 % / 9.6 %

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: 137,402 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 136,417 SEK/pupil

Teaching
80,703 SEK
Premises
21,461 SEK
Student health
3,801 SEK
Meals
6,643 SEK
Learning tools
4,582 SEK
Other
19,227 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
3,801 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
85 %
Preventive work (staff)
74.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
46.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
35.8 %
Safety at school
72.7 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
12 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
2.2 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
3.5 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
100 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
1.3 %

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.

+7.5Average deviation (merit score) across 2 schools
SALSA results per school in Vännäs, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Hammarskolan AB231219+11
Hammarskolan CD230226+4

Highest merit score in Vännäs

Top 2 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 2 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
Hammarskolan ABVÄNNÄS KOMMUN230.6+11100 %170
Hammarskolan CDVÄNNÄS KOMMUN230.2+473.9 %170

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
14
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1.2 %
Cost per pupil
666,643 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
4.4

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada