Key metrics — Höganäs municipality Overview of the municipality's education system.
37 Active schools 24 municipal, 13 independent
4,668 Total pupils 10 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
228.5 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 8 schools (national avg: 228.5)
76.6% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms
136,486 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2025 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)
11.3 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality
1.7 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.7)
Höganäs municipality has 37 schools with an average merit value of 228.5 (national avg 228.5).
Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Höganäs underperforms its peers.
In-depth statistics Schools Compulsory school Safety Upper secondary Adult education Preschool Children & youth Demographics Economy Society Neighbors Peer municipalities SCB group FAQ How does Höganäs compare to its neighbours?
2/7 Merit value
3/7 Qual. teachers
4/7 Cost/pupil
All F–3 4–6 7–9 F–9 Upper Secondary Preschool
School School forms Provider Pupils Qual. teachers ÄVENTYRETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 115 66.7% BÄCKATROLLET Preschool Personalkooperativet Bäckatrollet Ek. För. 35 37.5% Bruksskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Höganäs kommun 450 90.6% Brunnbyskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Brunnby Skola M-i Handelsbolag 80 56.1% ELESHULTS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 30 70.8% Enheten för flerspråkighet Höganäs kommun — — ERIC RUUTH FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 64 66.9% FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET SALTKRÅKAN Preschool Föräldrakooperativet Saltkråkorna I Jonstorp Ek 24 19.4% HAVETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 51 52.8% I UR OCH SKUR GLADA LAXE FÖRSKOLA Preschool I Ur Och Skur Glada Laxe 57 15.9% Jonstorpsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Höganäs kommun 520 85.5% KLÖVERÄNGENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 47 79.5% KRUSET Preschool Pysslingen Förskolor AB 60 34.8% Kullagymnasiet Upper secondary school Höganäs kommun 460 93.6% Kunskapsforum/Komvux Adult education Höganäs kommun — — Kunskapsforum/Särvux Adult education Höganäs kommun — — Kunskapsforum/SFI Adult education Höganäs kommun — — LÄRLYCKANS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 70 74.2% Lerbergsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Höganäs kommun 490 88% LILLGÅRDENS MONTESSORIFÖRSKOLA Preschool Lillgårdens Montessoriförskola, Ekonomisk Fören. 27 50.8% MONTESSORIFÖRSKOLAN BJÖRKEN Preschool Montessoriförskolan Björken AB 27 49.2% Montessoriskolan Tellus After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Montessoriskolan i Höganäs AB 130 33.9% MONTESSORISKOLAN TELLUS Preschool Montessoriskolan I Höganäs AB 67 48.1% NATURGLIMTEN Preschool Naturglimten Förskola Aktiebolag 62 29% Nyhamnsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Höganäs kommun 340 89.7% Nymbergsskolan Adapted compulsory school Höganäs kommun — — Pålstorpsskolan Compulsory school Höganäs kommun 20 77.9% PETER LUNDHS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 60 64.7% REVETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 69 75.5% SOLGLÄNTANS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 70 75% SOLVIKENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Solvikens Förskola AB 100 22.7% SVANEBÄCKS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 53 76% Tornlyckeskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Höganäs kommun 410 73.6% Vikens Montessori After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Montessori Förskolor och Skolor i Sverige AB 20 — VIKENS RY FÖRSKOLA Preschool Höganäs kommun 56 57.4% Vikenskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Höganäs kommun 590 76.9% VILLA VILLEKULLA FÖRSKOLA I VIKEN Preschool Villa Villekulla Ek.för. 14 —
Compulsory school Results, teachers, costs and student health
232.1 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5
79.5% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%
136,486 SEK/pupil National: 142,155
78.7% Passing all subjects
Results and grades Compulsory school results in Höganäs (2025).
Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)232.1 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 221.3) Merit score year 9 B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Merit value municipal / independent 231.9 / 234.3
Passing all subjects year 9 78.7%
Passing mathematics 91.8% Pupil satisfaction year 5 86% Pupil satisfaction year 8 73.6%
Parents with post-secondary education 72.9% Source: Kolada .
Teachers and personnel Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).
Qualified teachers (compulsory school)79.5% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 73.9 %) Certified teachers B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Qualification municipal / independent 83.2% / 47.1%
Pupils per teacher 12.4 Source: Kolada .
Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution Staff stability Teacher workforce stability in Höganäs, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.
Qualified teachers (2025) 79.5%
(national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+4.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027
≈ 82.1%
(linear extrapolation, +1.2 pp/year) Source: Kolada .
Pupils and providers Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).
Compulsory school pupils 3,013
Municipal / independent share 91.3% / 8.7% Source: Kolada .
Costs — compulsory school Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.
Cost per pupil (total) 136,486 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 140,479.1 SEK)
Municipal school cost 136,467 SEK/pupil
Teaching 78,468 SEK/pupil
Premises 24,428 SEK/pupil
Student health 7,137 SEK/pupil
School meals 6,684 SEK/pupil
Learning tools 4,901 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).
Student health and support Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Höganäs.
Student health (compulsory) 7,137 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary) 3,156 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5 63.8%
Easy to access help, year 8 58.3%
Study environment (studiero) 50.9% Source: Kolada , Skolinspektionen .
Mother tongue and multilingualism Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Höganäs (2025).
Other mother tongue than Swedish 20.4%
Participating in mother tongue instruction 9.2%
Swedish as a second language 10.6%
Passed mother tongue, year 9 96.4%
Passed SvA, year 9 68.8%
Newly arrived (last 3 years) 1.7% Source: Skolverket , Kolada .
SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘ ∿ Model computed This value is calculated using a statistical model. This affects SALSA score (municipality) SALSA is model-based and does not explain the full variation in school outcomes. Read more → Read more about the method → SALSA compares schools' actual results with model-calculated values based on pupil composition.
A positive residual = better results than expected. School year 2024/25.
SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation.
-0.9 Average residual (merit value) for 7 schools
2020/21: -3.7 2021/22: -0.3 2022/23: +1.7 2023/24: -3.7 2024/25: -0.9 2020/21: -3.7 2024/25: -0.9
Top merit-value schools Top 8 schools by year-9 merit value.
School ranking — Höganäs All 8 compulsory schools with merit value, sorted by year-9 merit value. The SALSA residual shows whether a school performs above or below expectations given its pupils' background.
SALSA residual shows whether a school performs above or below expectations given pupil background.
Positive (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = below expected.
Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.
Adapted compulsory school Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Höganäs (2025).
Share of compulsory school pupils 0.9% Cost per pupil 630,355 SEK/year Teachers per 100 pupils 4.8 Source: Kolada .
Trends — compulsory school Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 238.1 p 2021: 230.6 p 2022: 236.3 p 2023: 238.5 p 2024: 233.1 p 2025: 232.1 p 2020: 238.1 p 2025: 232.1 p
2020: 74.6 % 2021: 73 % 2022: 76.5 % 2023: 77.8 % 2024: 78.5 % 2025: 79.5 % 2020: 74.6 % 2025: 79.5 %
2020: 110,621 SEK 2021: 117,769 SEK 2022: 119,820 SEK 2023: 126,027 SEK 2024: 132,634 SEK 2025: 136,486 SEK 2020: 110,621 SEK 2025: 136,486 SEK
2020: 3,092 2021: 3,079 2022: 3,125 2023: 3,112 2024: 3,055 2025: 3,013 2020: 3,092 2025: 3,013
2020: 11.5 % 2021: 10.6 % 2022: 9.5 % 2023: 9.3 % 2024: 8.9 % 2025: 8.7 % 2020: 11.5 % 2025: 8.7 %
2020: 12.2 2021: 12.5 2022: 12.3 2023: 12.9 2024: 12.9 2025: 12.4 2020: 12.2 2025: 12.4
2020: 4,932 SEK 2021: 5,534 SEK 2022: 5,566 SEK 2023: 5,260 SEK 2024: 5,850 SEK 2025: 7,137 SEK 2020: 4,932 SEK 2025: 7,137 SEK
2023: 63.8 % 2024: 63.8 % 2023: 63.8 % 2024: 63.8 %
2023: 55.3 % 2024: 55.3 % 2025: 58.3 % 2023: 55.3 % 2025: 58.3 %
2023: 82.7 % 2024: 82.7 % 2025: 85.8 % 2023: 82.7 % 2025: 85.8 %
Safety and study environment School survey results for schools in Höganäs
Municipal average — safety and study environment
Average results from the national school survey in Höganäs, based on 12 schools with survey data.
81.3% Safety ≈ (national: 78.3%)
60.9% Study environment ↑ (national: 56.2%)
Schools ranked by safety
Schools in Höganäs sorted by pupils' perceived safety (national school survey).
Higher is better.
▲ Highest safety ▼ Lowest safety Safety per school in Höganäs
Source: Swedish Schools Inspectorate — School Survey
Upper secondary Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools
Upper-secondary statistics Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Höganäs (2025).
Upper-secondary pupils 1,080
Graduating within 3 years78.5% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years) 68.4% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary) 93.6% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil 151,639 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg) 15.3 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary) 12.1
Municipal upper-secondary cost 148,305 SEK/pupil Learning tools (upper secondary) 7,418 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support 7.5%
Foreign background (upper secondary) 25%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years 82.8% Source: Kolada .
Trends — upper secondary Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 132,141 SEK 2021: 134,510 SEK 2022: 134,489 SEK 2023: 141,175 SEK 2024: 149,452 SEK 2025: 151,639 SEK 2020: 132,141 SEK 2025: 151,639 SEK
2020: 71.8 % 2021: 79.6 % 2022: 79.5 % 2023: 77.8 % 2024: 74.5 % 2025: 78.5 % 2020: 71.8 % 2025: 78.5 %
2020: 92.9 % 2021: 88.2 % 2022: 89.6 % 2023: 87.3 % 2024: 91.9 % 2025: 93.6 % 2020: 92.9 % 2025: 93.6 %
2020: 3,779 SEK 2021: 3,705 SEK 2022: 1,629 SEK 2023: 3,122 SEK 2024: 3,156 SEK 2020: 3,779 SEK 2024: 3,156 SEK
2020: 63.3 % 2021: 70.7 % 2022: 68.8 % 2023: 68.2 % 2024: 66 % 2025: 68.4 % 2020: 63.3 % 2025: 68.4 %
University connection Share of upper-secondary students in Höganäs going on to higher education.
University eligibility (all) 68.4% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes 88.2% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes 34.3% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years78.5% (national avg: 71.3 %) Source: Kolada . Directly to university = share starting university the same year as graduation.
Pupil forecast Population forecast for school-age children in Höganäs (SCB).
Ages 16–18 (2025) 1,113
Ages 16–18 (2030) 1,080
(-3%)
Ages 6–15 (2025) 3,433
Ages 6–15 (2030) 3,301
(-3.8%)
Ages 1–5 (2025) 1,339
Total school age (2035) 5,502 Source: SCB population forecast . The forecast indicates future demand pressure.
Adult education Komvux and SFI (Swedish for immigrants)
Komvux (adult education) Key metrics for municipal adult education in Höganäs (2024).
Number of komvux pupils 921 Cost per FTE student 28,052 SEK/year Passing grades, basic level 85.2% Passing grades, upper-sec. level 76.1% Net cost basic adult edu. 43 SEK/capita/year Net cost upper-sec. adult edu. 191 SEK/capita/year Source: Kolada .
SFI (Swedish for immigrants) Key metrics for SFI in Höganäs (2024).
Cost per FTE student 17 SEK/year SFI course D pass rate 100% Teachers with licence 55.9% Source: Kolada .
Preschool and childcare Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care
Preschool in Höganäs Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.
Enrolled children 1,220
Preschool units 22 (11 municipal, 11 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool 89%
(national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group 13.9 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years) 11.8 (national avg: 12.2) Children per FTE 6 (national avg: 5) Preschool teacher licence 49.4% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education 53.2%
(national avg: 48%) After-school care (fritidshem) Key metrics for after-school care in Höganäs (2025).
Cost per child 42,234 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care 1,312
Children per FTE 21.7 (national avg: 21.6) Staff with pedagogical degree 35.9% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled 57.7% (national avg: 57.9 %) Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled 88.5% (national avg: 84.8 %) Source: Kolada .
Pedagogical care Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Höganäs (2025).
Children in pedagogical care 9 Share of children 1–5 0.7% Cost per enrolled child 110,111 SEK/year Source: Kolada .
Open preschool and family daycare Open preschool and family daycare in Höganäs (2025).
Source: Kolada .
Trends — preschool and childcare Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 44,978 SEK 2021: 42,517 SEK 2022: 44,122 SEK 2023: 44,643 SEK 2024: 41,166 SEK 2025: 42,234 SEK 2020: 44,978 SEK 2025: 42,234 SEK
2020: 57.7 % 2021: 56.1 % 2022: 56.3 % 2023: 57.2 % 2024: 58.4 % 2025: 57.7 % 2020: 57.7 % 2025: 57.7 %
Children and youth Health, economy and support
Children's and youth's health Health indicators for children and young people in Höganäs (2024).
Mental health issues, children/youth 9.5% Source: Kolada (N33820).
Child and youth welfare Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Höganäs (2024).
Initiated child investigations 40.1 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Children placed in care 6.1 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Net cost child/youth welfare 2,045 SEK/pop. 0–20/year Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).
Show community data (demographics, economy, society) Demographics and population Population, households and migration patterns
Demographics Population data for Höganäs (2025).
Total population 28,489
Population change 0.2%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age) 1,355
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age) 3,044
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age) 1,098
Higher education 25–64 31.1%
Foreign-born 20–64 19.7%
16–24 not in work/education 5.6% Source: Kolada .
Household types Distribution of household types in Höganäs (2024).
Single without children 37.3%
Single with children 5.7%
Couple without children 28.3%
Couple with children 22.5%
Other households 6.3%
Total number of households 13,138 Source: SCB .
Neighboring municipalities
Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance.
Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3%).
Municipality Distance Merit value Qual. teachers Cost/pupil Pupils Höganäs you — 228.5 76.6% 136,486 SEK 4,668 Ängelholm 18.9 km 219.3 79.8% 146,528 SEK 8,118 Helsingborg 19.2 km 224.9 73.6% 125,859 SEK 32,563 Åstorp 23.6 km 209.5 74.3% 132,541 SEK 2,873 Bjuv 26.7 km 190 62.8% 151,037 SEK 2,423 Båstad 27.7 km 223.4 84% 157,510 SEK 2,528 Staffanstorp 28.5 km 246.8 76.4% 133,478 SEK 6,320 Neighbour avg. 219 75.1% 141,159 SEK 9,138
Source: Skolverket & Kolada .
Municipalities selected by geographic distance.
Refugee reception Refugee reception in Höganäs (2025).
Newly arrived received 1.1 per 1,000 pop. Newly arrived children 0–17 15 per 1,000 pop. Establishment rate after 2 years 68.2% Source: Kolada .
Trends — demographics Demographic development (2020–2025).
2020: 0.8 % 2021: 1.5 % 2022: 1.9 % 2023: 0.3 % 2024: 0.8 % 2025: 0.2 % 2020: 0.8 % 2025: 0.2 %
2020: 5.7 % 2021: 5.9 % 2022: 5.6 % 2023: 5.5 % 2024: 5.6 % 2020: 5.7 % 2024: 5.6 %
2020: 1.4 2021: 1.8 2022: 0.9 2023: 0.9 2024: 2.9 2025: 1.1 2020: 1.4 2025: 1.1
Economy and housing Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure
Municipal economy Economic key metrics for Höganäs (2025).
Total tax rate (municipality+region) 30.9% Tax base 285,704 SEK/capita Annual result 4,355 SEK/capita Result, share of tax+grants 6.3% Source: Kolada .
Economic assistance Economic assistance (social benefits) in Höganäs (2024).
Assistance households 1.4 per 1,000 pop. Young adults 18–24 with assistance 3.2% Assistance months (avg) 43.8 Net cost economic assistance 748 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Learning tools and digitalisation Cost of learning tools in Höganäs. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.
Learning tools, compulsory school 4,901 SEK/pupil Learning tools, upper secondary 7,418 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.
Housing and infrastructure Housing and infrastructure indicators for Höganäs.
Overcrowded households (Kolada) 11.3% Completed dwellings 3.6 per 1,000 pop. Good public transport 100% Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s 99.4%
Rental 20.2%
Cooperative 6.3%
Owner-occupied 65.8%
Cars in traffic 14,384 Source: Kolada , SCB .
Trends — economy and housing Economic development (2020–2025).
2020: 19.7 % 2021: 19.7 % 2022: 19.7 % 2023: 19.7 % 2024: 19.7 % 2025: 19.7 % 2020: 19.7 % 2025: 19.7 %
2020: 2.2 2021: 1.7 2022: 1.6 2023: 1.5 2024: 1.4 2020: 2.2 2024: 1.4
2020: 13.7 % 2021: 12.2 % 2022: 12.3 % 2023: 10.3 % 2024: 11.5 % 2025: 11.3 % 2020: 13.7 % 2025: 11.3 %
Society, culture and environment Safety, culture and sustainability
Crime and safety Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Höganäs (2025).
Reported crimes (total) 6,985 per 100,000 pop. Violent crimes 495 per 100,000 pop. Burglaries 183 per 100,000 pop. Drug crimes 306 per 100,000 pop. Source: Kolada . Data from BRA .
LSS and disability services LSS services in Höganäs (2025).
LSS cost per capita 0–64 5,166 SEK/year LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64 0.9 Source: Kolada .
Work environment and sick leave Sick leave among municipal employees in Höganäs (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.
Long-term sick leave (>59 days) 35.3% of total Sick leave <30 years 3.4% Sick leave 30–49 years 4% Sick leave >49 years 5.5% Stress-related sick leave 0.3% of population Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).
Public library Key metrics for public libraries in Höganäs (2024).
Loans per capita 8.6 per capita Children's book loans (0–17) 11.3 per capita Media allocation 817 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Environment Environmental indicators for Höganäs (2023).
CO₂ emissions per capita 7.1 tonnes Organic food (municipal kitchens) 26.3% Source: Kolada .
Trends — society and culture Development in society and culture (2020–2025).
2020: 7,222.3 2021: 6,950.7 2022: 6,783.7 2023: 7,517.4 2024: 7,293.9 2025: 6,985.4 2020: 7,222.3 2025: 6,985.4
2020: 6.2 % 2021: 7.2 % 2022: 8 % 2023: 9 % 2024: 9.5 % 2020: 6.2 % 2024: 9.5 %
2020: 8.3 t 2021: 9.5 t 2022: 8.3 t 2023: 7.1 t 2020: 8.3 t 2023: 7.1 t
2020: 99.9 % 2021: 98.7 % 2022: 100 % 2023: 99.8 % 2024: 99.4 % 2020: 99.9 % 2024: 99.4 %
2020: 5.6 % 2021: 5 % 2022: 5.4 % 2023: 5 % 2024: 4.6 % 2025: 4.7 % 2020: 5.6 % 2025: 4.7 %
2020: 0.5 % 2021: 0.5 % 2022: 0.5 % 2023: 0.6 % 2024: 0.3 % 2020: 0.5 % 2024: 0.3 %
Trends — adult education Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).
2020: 894 2021: 856 2022: 818 2023: 830 2024: 921 2020: 894 2024: 921
2020: 37,620 SEK 2021: 27,819 SEK 2022: 42,805 SEK 2023: 21,560 SEK 2024: 28,052 SEK 2020: 37,620 SEK 2024: 28,052 SEK
2020: 83.6 % 2021: 82.5 % 2022: 83.7 % 2023: 80.6 % 2024: 85.2 % 2020: 83.6 % 2024: 85.2 %
2020: 77.6 % 2021: 79.5 % 2022: 79.3 % 2023: 73.6 % 2024: 76.1 % 2020: 77.6 % 2024: 76.1 %
2020: 138 2021: 133 2022: 174 2023: 133 2024: 135 2020: 138 2024: 135
2020: 100 % 2021: 100 % 2022: 100 % 2023: 100 % 2024: 100 % 2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %
Teacher certification: trend and forecast
Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Höganäs with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.
2020: 74.6% 2021: 73% 2022: 76.5% 2023: 77.8% 2024: 78.5% 2025: 79.5% 2020 74.6%
2025 (latest) 79.5%
Forecast 2027 82.1% (linear extrapolation)
County avg 73.9%
National avg 73.3%
Source: Kolada . The forecast is indicative and based on linear regression.
Cost-effectiveness
Comparison between cost per pupil and achieved school results (merit value year 9) in Höganäs.
Cost per pupil 136,486 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9 232.1 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK 1.7 (national avg: 1.6)
Höganäs achieves more merit points per invested krona than the national average — an indication of good cost-effectiveness.
Source: Kolada . Merit value per cost unit is a simplified measure and should be interpreted considering the municipality's socioeconomic conditions.
Peer municipalities Compare Höganäs with statistically similar municipalities
Comparison with peer municipalities ⬇ Export CSV Höganäs compared with 7 statistically similar municipalities.
Colour coding: better / average / worse than peer average (±3%).
Municipality Merit value Qual. teachers Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs SALSA score Höganäs you 232.1 79.5% 136,486 SEK 78.5% -0.9 Svedala 237.3 80.7% 135,843 SEK 82% -3.0 Ystad 238.7 77.9% 132,180 SEK 83.6% +7.0 Eslöv 224.3 79.1% 140,361 SEK 69.4% -1.2 Kävlinge 240.7 81.1% 133,938 SEK 76.7% +7.0 Kristianstad 223.1 77.8% 140,349 SEK 68.3% -1.2 Helsingborg 228.3 74% 125,859 SEK 70.3% +3.4 Ängelholm 219.6 78.9% 146,528 SEK 68.3% -13.1 Peer average 230.3 78.5% 136,437 SEK 74.1% -0.2
Trends compared with peer municipalities Svedala Ystad Eslöv Kävlinge Kristianstad
Svedala Ystad Eslöv Kävlinge Kristianstad
Svedala Ystad Eslöv Kävlinge Kristianstad
Svedala Ystad Eslöv Kävlinge Kristianstad
Source: Kolada .
Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Skåne län.
Similar municipalities (SCB group) Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Commuting municipality near a larger city
Benchmark vs SCB group B4 Höganäs belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city : municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city.
Here is how Höganäs compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.
Höganäs vs SCB group B4 — percentile position Merit value Qualified teachers Students/teacher Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs All subjects passed
Merit value 232.1 (median: 212.5)
99th Qualified teachers 79.5 (median: 72.7)
87th Students/teacher 12.4 (median: 11.4)
19th Cost/pupil 136486 (median: 146870.9)
80th Graduating 3 yrs 78.5 (median: 69.7)
93th All subjects passed 78.7 (median: 65.3)
97th ⭐ Best in group for merit value
✅ Above group median for qualified teachers
✅ Above group median for cost/pupil
✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Municipalities in the same SCB group Höganäs belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city : municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city.
52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.
Municipality Merit value Qualified teachers Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs Höganäs 232.1 79.5% 136,486 SEK 78.5% Alvesta 209.3 68.3% 142,053 SEK 65.1% Aneby 223.6 64.3% 141,549 SEK 72% Bjurholm 196.6 75.8% 169,648 SEK 79.2% Bjuv 190 63% 151,037 SEK 64.3% Eslöv 224.3 79.1% 140,361 SEK 69.4% Forshaga 210.4 75.8% 137,783 SEK 72.3% Färgelanda 200.5 65.6% 173,809 SEK 72.3% Gagnef 213.4 64% 149,864 SEK 77.9%
Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada .
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Common questions about schools in Höganäs
How many schools are there in Höganäs? Höganäs municipality has 37 active school units: 10 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 24 are municipal and 13 are independent. A total of 4,668 pupils attend schools in Höganäs.
What are the merit values in Höganäs? The average year-9 merit value in Höganäs is 228.5 points (based on 8 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Brunnbyskolan with 265.8 points.
Which school in Höganäs has the highest teacher qualification rate? Kullagymnasiet has the highest share of qualified teachers in Höganäs at 93.6%. The municipal average is 76.6%.
How much does a school place cost in Höganäs? The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Höganäs is 136,486 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 136,467 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Höganäs? Student health services in Höganäs cost 7,137 SEK per pupil (2025). 63.8% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 58.3%. 
