All compulsory schools in Jokkmokk — 4 schools

Jokkmokk has 4 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 223.5 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Jokkmokk

All 4 compulsory schools in Jokkmokk sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Vuollerims Centralskola20Municipal
Vuollerims Friskola18 %40Independent
Västra skolan93 %90Municipal
Östra skolan223.558 %210Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
214.5 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent
223.5 / 165.7
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
71.7 %
Pass in mathematics
91.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
73.9 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
45.5 %
Parents with post-secondary education
53.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
61.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
68 % / 17.9 %
Pupils per teacher
9.9

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
61.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+15.1 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Jokkmokk (%)

Trend: 46.6 to 61.7, upward
2020: 46.6 %2025: 61.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
345
Municipal / independent share
91.8 % / 8.2 %

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: 182,751 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 161,984 SEK/pupil

Teaching
74,443 SEK
Premises
22,994 SEK
Student health
7,626 SEK
Meals
6,852 SEK
Learning tools
1,874 SEK
Other
48,195 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
7,626 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
89.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
57.6 %
Safety at school
81.8 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Jokkmokk municipality (2020).

Mother tongue other than Swedish
29.2 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
7.8 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
3.8 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
93.8 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
100 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
7.2 %

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.

+13Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Jokkmokk, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Östra skolan223211+13

Highest merit score in Jokkmokk

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
Östra skolanJOKKMOKKS KOMMUN223.5+1357.9 %210

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
4
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1 %
Cost per pupil
868,500 SEK/yr

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada