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Schools in Ekerö municipality

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43 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 Ekerö, Stockholm County. The three most common school forms: 25 preschool, 14 compulsory school, 12 after-school care (+6 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 Ekerö

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
14
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
25
Municipal
32
Independent
11

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.

Ekerö has 43 schools with a merit value of 247.2 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is above the national average. Teacher qualification: 74.1% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%).

43 schools5,094 pupils74.1% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Ekerö

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Ekerö municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

43Active schools32 municipal, 11 independent
5,094Total pupils14 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
247.2Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
74.1%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
140,193 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
13.1Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Ekerö municipality has 43 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 247.2 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (74.1%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Ekerö

How many schools are there in Ekerö?
Ekerö municipality has 43 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 14 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 25 offer preschool. 32 of the units are municipal and 11 are independent. A total of 5,094 pupils attend schools in Ekerö.
What are the merit values in Ekerö?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Ekerö is 247.2 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Birkaskolan with 281.2 points.
Which school in Ekerö has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Skå skola has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Ekerö at 84.7%. The municipality value is 74.1% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Ekerö?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Ekerö is 140,193 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 142,913 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Ekerö 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 Ekerö
Mother-tongue tuition

17.2% 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: 5,064 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 Ekerö compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
3/7Merit value 2025
4/7Qualified teachers 2025
4/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Ekerö

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 Ekerö
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Ekerö: 11 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Träkvista skola with Skolkoll score 68 out of 100. Municipal average 55, neutral midpoint 50.

11 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Ekerö
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Ekerö: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Mälarögymnasiet with Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Lowest: Mälarögymnasiet with Skolkoll score 55 out of 100.

Mälarögymnasiet
Skolkoll score 55 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

See compulsory schools in Ekerö ranked by Skolkoll score →

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Ekerö

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Ekerö with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
BirkaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classMÄLARÖARNAS MONTESSORI, EK. FÖR.36057.5%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
DrottningholmskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool classDROTTNINGHOLMSKOLAN, MÄLARÖARNAS WALDORFSKOLA90——
EkebyhovsskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN42082.3%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
Ekerö anpassade gymnasieskolaAdapted upper secondary schoolEKERÖ KOMMUN———
Färentuna skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN21064.5%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
MälarögymnasietUpper secondary schoolEKERÖ KOMMUN5082.8%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
Munsö skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN40——
NärlundaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN31084.2%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
Raoul Wallenbergskolan JungfrusundAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classAlmwik Holding AB———
Sanduddens skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN28071.5%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Skå skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN5084.7%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
StenhamraskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN40078.1%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
Sundby skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN16076.4%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Near average.
TappströmsskolanCompulsory schoolEKERÖ KOMMUN61075.6%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
Träkvista skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classEKERÖ KOMMUN51083.4%Skolkoll score 68 out of 100. Near average.
UppgårdskolanCompulsory schoolEKERÖ KOMMUN31057.5%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in EkeröEkerö has 25 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 Ekerö with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Ekerö you—247.274.1%140,193 SEK
Sundbyberg11 km251.976.1%134,674 SEK
Botkyrka11.4 km232.372.3%146,747 SEK
Salem12.3 km231.378.8%146,539 SEK
Järfälla13.2 km22972.9%131,532 SEK
Stockholm14.7 km251.978.1%160,660 SEK
Solna15.5 km245.673.8%131,887 SEK
Neighbour avg240.375.3%142,006 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 Ekerö municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Ekerö

  1. Ekebyhovsskolan: Head changed

  2. Ekebyhovsskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/ekebyhovskolan, email: Anna.berglund@ekero.se, phone: 079-0622952 to url: http://www.ekero.se/ekebyhovskolan, email: Henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: +46721411609

  3. Mälarögymnasiet: Head changed

  4. Mälarögymnasiet: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/ivg, email: henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: +46721411609 to url: http://www.ekero.se/ivg, email: Anna.berglund@ekero.se, phone: +46790622952

  5. Uppgårdskolan: Head changed

  6. Uppgårdskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/uppgardskolan, email: Henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: 08-12457203 to url: http://www.ekero.se/uppgardskolan, email: Anna.berglund@ekero.se, phone: +46790622952

  7. Ekebyhovsskolan: Head changed

  8. Ekerö anpassade gymnasieskola: Head changed

  9. Ekerö anpassade gymnasieskola: Contact details changed from email: Henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: +46721411609 to email: anna.berglund@ekero.se, phone: +46790622952

  10. Färentuna skola: Head changed

  11. Mälarögymnasiet: Head changed

  12. Mälarögymnasiet: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/ivg, email: Aleksandro.Kapor@ekero.se, phone: 073-6618270 to url: http://www.ekero.se/ivg, email: henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: +46721411609

  13. Träkvista skola: Head changed

  14. Uppgårdskolan: Head changed

  15. BIRKASKOLANS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from NÄRLUNDAVÄGEN 7-9, 17822 EKERÖ to Box 123, 17822 EKERÖ

  16. STOCKBY FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from STAMVÄGEN 2, 17837 EKERÖ to BOX 205, 17823 EKERÖ

  17. DROTTNINGHOLMS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  18. Raoul Wallenbergskolan Jungfrusund: Head changed

  19. DROTTNINGHOLMS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  20. Färentuna skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/farentunaskola, email: Delphine.eriksson@ekero.se, phone: 08-12457716 to url: http://www.ekero.se/farentunaskola, email: Delphine.ericson@ekero.se, phone: 08-12457716

  21. Raoul Wallenbergskolan Jungfrusund: Head changed

  22. DROTTNINGHOLMS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  23. IMAGINATION INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL SOLNA: Renamed from IMAGINATION INTERNATIONAL SOLNA to IMAGINATION INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL SOLNA

  24. FÖRSTA STEGET FÖRSKOLOR AB: Renamed from Förskola 440258 to FÖRSTA STEGET FÖRSKOLOR AB

  25. IMAGINATION INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL SOLNA: Renamed from Förskola 276684 to IMAGINATION INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL SOLNA

  26. KYRKANS FÖRSKOLA, EKERÖ PASTORAT: Renamed from Förskola 280106 to KYRKANS FÖRSKOLA, EKERÖ PASTORAT

  27. Färentuna skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/farentunaskola, email: Delphine.eriksson@ekero.se, phone: 08-12457713 to url: http://www.ekero.se/farentunaskola, email: Delphine.eriksson@ekero.se, phone: 08-12457716

  28. Sanduddens skola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  29. Uppgårdskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ekero.se/uppgardskolan, email: Henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: 072-1411609 to url: http://www.ekero.se/uppgardskolan, email: Henric.lof@ekero.se, phone: 08-12457203

  30. DROTTNINGHOLMS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

… and 175 older events.

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