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Schools in Boden municipality

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48 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 Boden, Norrbotten County. The three most common school forms: 21 preschool, 16 after-school care, 15 compulsory school (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Boden

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
15
Upper secondary
5
Preschools
21
Municipal
36
Independent
12

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.

Boden has 48 schools with a merit value of 214.7 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 63.7% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

48 schools4,532 pupils63.7% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Growing municipality (+2%)

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Summary — Boden

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Boden municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Active schools
48
36 municipal, 12 independent
Total pupils
4,532
15 compulsory, 5 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
214.7
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
63.7%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
137,700 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
10.3
Compulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Boden municipality has 48 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 214.7 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (63.7%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Boden

How many schools are there in Boden?
Boden municipality has 48 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 15 of the units offer compulsory education, 5 offer upper-secondary education and 21 offer preschool. 36 of the units are municipal and 12 are independent. A total of 4,532 pupils attend schools in Boden.
What are the merit values in Boden?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Boden is 214.7 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Fria Emilia with 236.8 points.
Which school in Boden has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 3 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Boden at 91.2%. The municipality value is 63.7% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Boden?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Boden is 137,700 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 141,110 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Boden 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 Boden
Preschool application

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

Preschool in Boden
Mother-tongue tuition

13.5% 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: 4,620 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 Boden compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
Merit value 2025
5/7
Qualified teachers 2025
5/7
Cost/pupil 2025
2/7

Skolkoll score in Boden

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 Boden
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Boden: 15 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Mårängskolan with Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Municipal average 47, neutral midpoint 50.

15 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Boden
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Boden: 3 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 2 with Skolkoll score 68 out of 100. Lowest: Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 1 with Skolkoll score 38 out of 100.

Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 2
Skolkoll score 68 out of 100
Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 3
Skolkoll score 58 out of 100
Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 1
Skolkoll score 38 out of 100
3 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

See compulsory schools in Boden ranked by Skolkoll score →

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Boden

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Boden with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
ÄlvskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN2042.1%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Composite index. Limited confidence.
Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 1Upper secondary schoolBODENS KOMMUN16071.8%Skolkoll score 38 out of 100. Composite index.
Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 2Upper secondary schoolBODENS KOMMUN25086.9%Skolkoll score 68 out of 100. Composite index.
Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 3Upper secondary schoolBODENS KOMMUN37091.2%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Composite index.
Björknäsgymnasiet enhet 4Upper secondary schoolBODENS KOMMUN——No score
Björknäsgymnasiet enhet 5Upper secondary schoolBODENS KOMMUN——No score
BrönjaskolanCompulsory schoolBODENS KOMMUN22041.6%Skolkoll score 39 out of 100. Composite index.
Fagernäs skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN13054.9%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Composite index.
Fria EmiliaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFriskola Fria Emilia Boden ekonomisk förening23047.6%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Composite index.
GRAN PrästholmsskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school careBODENS KOMMUN——No score
GRAN StureskolanAdapted compulsory schoolBODENS KOMMUN——No score
GYAN BjörknäsgymnasietAdapted upper secondary schoolBODENS KOMMUN——No score
Harads skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN5072.9%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Composite index.
HedensskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN21073.6%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Composite index.
MårängskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN36084.5%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Composite index.
Mimers Brunn VittjärvAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class55672260626052.3%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Composite index.
Noblaskolan BodenAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classAcadeMedia AB34069.8%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Composite index.
PrästholmsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN21060.6%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Composite index.
Pusslet, anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, After-school careBODENS KOMMUN——No score
StureskolanCompulsory schoolBODENS KOMMUN34067.4%Skolkoll score 36 out of 100. Composite index.
Svartbjörnsbyns skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN12062.4%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Composite index.
Tankeborgen Svartlå FriaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSVARTLÅ-SANDTRÄSK EKONOMISKA FÖRENINGEN2077.7%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Composite index. Limited confidence.
TorpgärdsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN25071.3%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Composite index.
Unbyns skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classBODENS KOMMUN6062.1%Skolkoll score 41 out of 100. Composite index.
Preschools in BodenBoden has 21 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

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 Boden with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Boden you—214.7In line with neighbour average63.7%Worse than neighbour average137,700 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Luleå35.1 km229Better than neighbour average78.9%Better than neighbour average144,252 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Älvsbyn38.4 km218.3In line with neighbour average72.5%Better than neighbour average149,546 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Piteå57.3 km216.9In line with neighbour average76.1%Better than neighbour average135,599 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Kalix67.4 km204.4Worse than neighbour average72.8%Better than neighbour average163,115 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Överkalix76.1 km215.3In line with neighbour average45.7%Worse than neighbour average179,095 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Haparanda110.7 km196.2Worse than neighbour average61.1%Worse than neighbour average149,277 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Neighbour avg213.467.9%153,481 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 Boden municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Boden

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

  2. Centrala mottagningsenheten: Address changed from Garnisionsgatan 6A, 96161 Boden to Garnisionsgatan 21, 96175 Boden

  3. Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 1: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  4. Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 2: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  5. Björknäsgymnasiet Enhet 3: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  6. Brönjaskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  7. Centrala mottagningsenheten: Address changed from Garnisionsgatan 6A, 96161 Boden to Garnisionsgatan 21, 96175 Boden

  8. Centrala mottagningsenheten: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  9. Fagernäs skola: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  10. GRAN Prästholmsskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  11. GRAN Stureskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  12. GYAN Björknäsgymnasiet: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  13. Harads skola: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  14. Hedensskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  15. Komvux: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  16. Mårängskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  17. Prästholmsskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  18. Pusslet, anpassad grundskola: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  19. Stureskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  20. Svartbjörnsbyns skola: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  21. Torpgärdsskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  22. Unbyns skola: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  23. Älvskolan: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  24. Björknäsgymnasiet enhet 4: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  25. Björknäsgymnasiet enhet 4: Start date changed from not_registered to 2026-01-01

  26. Björknäsgymnasiet enhet 5: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  27. Björknäsgymnasiet enhet 5: Start date changed from not_registered to 2026-01-01

  28. GRAN Prästholmsskolan: Renamed from Sär Prästholmsskolan to GRAN Prästholmsskolan

  29. GRAN Stureskolan: Renamed from Sär Stureskolan to GRAN Stureskolan

  30. GYAN Björknäsgymnasiet: Renamed from Sär Björknäsgymnasiet to GYAN Björknäsgymnasiet

… and 73 older events.

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