Key metrics — Leksand municipality Overview of the municipality's education system.
28 Active schools 21 municipal, 7 independent
2,595 Total pupils 10 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
232.9 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 2 schools (national avg: 228.5)
74.3% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms
137,497 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)
12.3 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality
1.7 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.4)
Leksand municipality has 28 schools with an average merit value of 232.9 (national avg 228.5).
Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Leksand outperforms its peers.
In-depth statistics Schools Compulsory school Upper secondary Adult education Preschool Children & youth Demographics Economy Society Neighbors Peer municipalities SCB group FAQ How does Leksand compare to its neighbours?
1/7 Merit value
2/7 Qual. teachers
2/7 Cost/pupil
All F–3 4–6 7–9 F–9 Upper Secondary Preschool
School School forms Provider Pupils Qual. teachers Åkerö skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun 280 73.6% Anpassad grundskola Leksand Adapted compulsory school, After-school care Leksands kommun — — Anpassad gymnasieskola Leksands kommun Adapted upper secondary school Leksands kommun — — Banérskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Banérskolan AB 50 65.3% FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET ELEFANTEN Preschool Föräldrakooperativet Elefanten Ekonomisk Förening 28 34.4% FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET GRANKOTTEN Preschool Föräldrakooperativet Grankotten Ek För 19 0% FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET KNIPPAN Preschool Föräldrakooperativet Knippan Ekonomisk Förening 18 17.1% FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET PYRET EKONOMISK FÖRENING Preschool Föräldrakooperativet Pyret Ekonomisk Förening 17 30.1% FÖRSKOLAN DJURA Preschool Leksands kommun 21 53.3% FÖRSKOLAN IGELKOTTEN Preschool Leksands kommun 30 59.6% FÖRSKOLAN KÄLLBACKEN Preschool Leksands kommun 52 68.3% FÖRSKOLAN LISSGÅRDEN Preschool Leksands kommun 23 27.4% FÖRSKOLAN MYRAN Preschool Leksands kommun 47 39.9% FÖRSKOLAN NYCKELPIGAN Preschool Leksands kommun 78 50.3% FÖRSKOLAN PELIKANEN Preschool Leksands kommun 54 62.7% FÖRSKOLAN ROSEN Preschool Leksands kommun 64 59.6% FÖRSKOLAN TÄLLBERG Preschool Leksands kommun 41 47.6% Gärde skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun 60 69.3% Insjöns skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun 180 72% Leksands gymnasium Upper secondary school Leksands kommun 540 92.4% PROFILFÖRSKOLAN EXCEL, WINBERG SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AB Preschool Winberg Sustainable Development AB 53 53.6% Profilskolan Excel After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Profilfriskolan Excel AB (svb) 210 74% Sammilsdalskolan 7-9 Compulsory school Leksands kommun 460 74.6% Sammilsdalskolan F-6 After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun — — Siljansnäs skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun 110 70% Tällberg skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun 90 73.5% Ullvi skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Leksands kommun 70 77.8% Vuxenutbildningen Leksand-Rättvik Adult education Leksands kommun — —
Compulsory school Results, teachers, costs and student health
229.3 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5
73.9% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%
137,497 SEK/pupil National: 142,155
71.8% Passing all subjects
Results and grades Compulsory school results in Leksand (2025).
Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)229.3 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 211.3) Merit score year 9 B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Merit value municipal / independent 226.8 / 243.5
Passing all subjects year 9 71.8%
Passing mathematics 83.4% Pupil satisfaction year 5 74.3% Pupil satisfaction year 8 54.4%
Parents with post-secondary education 65.6% Source: Kolada .
Teachers and personnel Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).
Qualified teachers (compulsory school)73.9% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 65.2 %) Certified teachers B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Qualification municipal / independent 74.1% / 72.2%
Pupils per teacher 12.1 Source: Kolada .
Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution Staff stability Teacher workforce stability in Leksand, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.
Qualified teachers (2025) 73.9%
(national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+6.5 pp)
National trend (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027
≈ 71.5%
(linear extrapolation, +0.8 pp/year) Source: Kolada .
Pupils and providers Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).
Compulsory school pupils 1,632
Municipal / independent share 82.7% / 17.3% Source: Kolada .
Costs — compulsory school Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.
Cost per pupil (total) 137,497 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 150,465 SEK)
Municipal school cost 141,922 SEK/pupil
Teaching 82,167 SEK/pupil
Premises 21,737 SEK/pupil
Student health 4,167 SEK/pupil
School meals 8,862 SEK/pupil
Learning tools 5,598 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).
Student health and support Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Leksand.
Student health (compulsory) 4,167 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary) 4,298 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5 65.8%
Easy to access help, year 8 57.8%
Study environment (studiero) 25% Source: Kolada , Skolinspektionen .
Mother tongue and multilingualism Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Leksand.
Other mother tongue than Swedish 9.4%
Participating in mother tongue instruction 0.9%
Swedish as a second language 7.4%
Passed SvA, year 9 53.8%
Newly arrived (last 3 years) 3.6% 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.
+5.0 Average residual (merit value) for 2 schools
2020/21: -6.5 2021/22: +4.0 2022/23: +7.0 2023/24: -10.0 2024/25: +5.0 2020/21: -6.5 2024/25: +5.0
Top merit-value schools Top 2 schools by year-9 merit value.
Adapted compulsory school Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Leksand (2025).
Share of compulsory school pupils 1.1% Cost per pupil 837,895 SEK/year Teachers per 100 pupils 3.3 Source: Kolada .
Trends — compulsory school Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 234.8 p 2021: 225.1 p 2022: 232.4 p 2023: 224.5 p 2024: 219.1 p 2025: 229.3 p 2020: 234.8 p 2025: 229.3 p
2020: 67.4 % 2021: 67.8 % 2022: 65.7 % 2023: 67.4 % 2024: 65.5 % 2025: 73.9 % 2020: 67.4 % 2025: 73.9 %
2020: 116,196 SEK 2021: 120,741 SEK 2022: 123,424 SEK 2023: 129,792 SEK 2024: 137,497 SEK 2020: 116,196 SEK 2024: 137,497 SEK
2020: 1,502 2021: 1,541 2022: 1,598 2023: 1,593 2024: 1,613 2025: 1,632 2020: 1,502 2025: 1,632
2020: 18.9 % 2021: 19.4 % 2022: 18.2 % 2023: 17.2 % 2024: 17.1 % 2025: 17.3 % 2020: 18.9 % 2025: 17.3 %
2020: 11.8 2021: 12 2022: 11.6 2023: 11.6 2024: 11.4 2025: 12.1 2020: 11.8 2025: 12.1
2020: 3,141 SEK 2021: 2,924 SEK 2022: 4,217 SEK 2023: 4,690 SEK 2024: 4,167 SEK 2020: 3,141 SEK 2024: 4,167 SEK
2022: 61 % 2023: 61 % 2024: 65.8 % 2025: 65.8 % 2022: 61 % 2025: 65.8 %
2022: 53.1 % 2023: 53.1 % 2024: 57.8 % 2025: 57.8 % 2022: 53.1 % 2025: 57.8 %
2022: 75 % 2023: 75 % 2024: 74.1 % 2025: 74.1 % 2022: 75 % 2025: 74.1 %
Upper secondary Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools
Upper-secondary statistics Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Leksand (2024).
Upper-secondary pupils 532
Graduating within 3 years74.2% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years) 53.5% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary) 92.4% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil 180,849 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg) 15.1 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary) 10.4
Municipal upper-secondary cost 153,748 SEK/pupil Learning tools (upper secondary) 8,687 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support 3%
Foreign background (upper secondary) 17%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years 79.4% Source: Kolada .
Trends — upper secondary Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 149,093 SEK 2021: 156,197 SEK 2022: 159,332 SEK 2023: 172,567 SEK 2024: 180,849 SEK 2020: 149,093 SEK 2024: 180,849 SEK
2020: 66.2 % 2021: 73.1 % 2022: 67.9 % 2023: 75.9 % 2024: 66.2 % 2025: 74.2 % 2020: 66.2 % 2025: 74.2 %
2020: 86.7 % 2021: 88.3 % 2022: 79 % 2023: 83.3 % 2024: 84.6 % 2025: 92.4 % 2020: 86.7 % 2025: 92.4 %
2020: 1,827 SEK 2021: 2,552 SEK 2022: 3,253 SEK 2023: 3,709 SEK 2024: 4,298 SEK 2020: 1,827 SEK 2024: 4,298 SEK
2020: 58.3 % 2021: 55.9 % 2022: 54 % 2023: 57.5 % 2024: 45.5 % 2025: 53.5 % 2020: 58.3 % 2025: 53.5 %
University connection Share of upper-secondary students in Leksand going on to higher education.
University eligibility (all) 53.5% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes 87.7% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes 28.8% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years74.2% (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 Leksand (SCB).
Ages 16–18 (2025) 527
Ages 16–18 (2030) 521
(-1.1%)
Ages 6–15 (2025) 1,789
Ages 6–15 (2030) 1,743
(-2.6%)
Ages 1–5 (2025) 703
Total school age (2035) 2,796 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 Leksand (2024).
Number of komvux pupils 618 Cost per FTE student 287,846 SEK/year Passing grades, basic level 76.6% Passing grades, upper-sec. level 78.3% Teacher licence, basic level 40% Teacher licence, upper-sec. level 25% Net cost basic adult edu. 189 SEK/capita/year Net cost upper-sec. adult edu. 1,512 SEK/capita/year Source: Kolada .
SFI (Swedish for immigrants) Key metrics for SFI in Leksand (2024).
Cost per FTE student 83 SEK/year SFI course D pass rate 100% Teachers with licence 61.7% Source: Kolada .
Preschool and childcare Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care
Preschool in Leksand Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.
Enrolled children 596
Preschool units 16 (9 municipal, 7 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool 86.2%
(national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group 12.7 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years) 9.8 (national avg: 12.2) Children per FTE 5.7 (national avg: 5) Preschool teacher licence 48.1% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education 48.1%
(national avg: 48%) After-school care (fritidshem) Key metrics for after-school care in Leksand (2024).
Cost per child 34,092 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care 746
Children per FTE 20.9 (national avg: 21.6) Staff with pedagogical degree 20.2% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled 58% (national avg: 57.9 %) Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled 80.5% (national avg: 84.8 %) Source: Kolada .
Pedagogical care Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Leksand (2025).
Children in pedagogical care 0 Source: Kolada .
Open preschool and family daycare Open preschool and family daycare in Leksand (2025).
Source: Kolada .
Trends — preschool and childcare Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 50,115 SEK 2021: 42,280 SEK 2022: 35,953 SEK 2023: 35,052 SEK 2024: 34,092 SEK 2020: 50,115 SEK 2024: 34,092 SEK
2020: 52.2 % 2021: 51.1 % 2022: 53.4 % 2023: 56.7 % 2024: 58.1 % 2025: 58 % 2020: 52.2 % 2025: 58 %
Children and youth Health, economy and support
Children's and youth's health Health indicators for children and young people in Leksand (2024).
Mental health issues, children/youth 12% Source: Kolada (N33820).
Child and youth welfare Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Leksand (2024).
Initiated child investigations 33.3 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Children placed in care 13.9 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Net cost child/youth welfare 2,955 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 Leksand (2025).
Total population 16,167
Population change 0.2%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age) 704
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age) 1,652
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age) 550
Higher education 25–64 25.4%
Foreign-born 20–64 13.6%
16–24 not in work/education 7.6% Source: Kolada .
Household types Distribution of household types in Leksand (2024).
Single without children 40.6%
Single with children 5%
Couple without children 28.1%
Couple with children 18.1%
Other households 8.3%
Total number of households 7,767 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 Leksand you — 232.9 74.3% 137,497 SEK 2,595 Gagnef 21.8 km 214.3 66.7% 149,864 SEK 1,688 Rättvik 23.2 km 213.1 74.3% 172,996 SEK 1,718 Borlänge 35.6 km 210.4 68% 145,165 SEK 9,849 Falun 36.5 km 229.4 73% 129,581 SEK 12,430 Mora 40.8 km 209.1 72.3% 146,042 SEK 3,750 Orsa 47.7 km 199.5 76.4% 159,369 SEK 851 Neighbour avg. 212.6 71.8% 150,503 SEK 5,048
Source: Skolverket & Kolada .
Municipalities selected by geographic distance.
Refugee reception Refugee reception in Leksand (2025).
Newly arrived received 0.7 per 1,000 pop. Newly arrived children 0–17 14 per 1,000 pop. Establishment rate after 2 years 71.5% Source: Kolada .
Trends — demographics Demographic development (2020–2025).
2020: 0 % 2021: 1.3 % 2022: 0.6 % 2023: -0.4 % 2024: 0.6 % 2025: 0.2 % 2020: 0 % 2025: 0.2 %
2020: 5.5 % 2021: 4.5 % 2022: 4.6 % 2023: 6 % 2024: 7.6 % 2020: 5.5 % 2024: 7.6 %
2020: 0.8 2021: 0.5 2022: 1.9 2023: 0.9 2024: 3.1 2025: 0.7 2020: 0.8 2025: 0.7
Economy and housing Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure
Municipal economy Economic key metrics for Leksand (2025).
Total tax rate (municipality+region) 33.8% Tax base 253,712 SEK/capita Annual result 23,511 SEK/capita Result, share of tax+grants 32.8% Source: Kolada .
Economic assistance Economic assistance (social benefits) in Leksand (2024).
Assistance households 1.5 per 1,000 pop. Young adults 18–24 with assistance 4.1% Assistance months (avg) 31.2 Net cost economic assistance 692 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Learning tools and digitalisation Cost of learning tools in Leksand. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.
Learning tools, compulsory school 5,598 SEK/pupil Learning tools, upper secondary 8,687 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.
Housing and infrastructure Housing and infrastructure indicators for Leksand.
Overcrowded households (Kolada) 10.8% Completed dwellings 1.1 per 1,000 pop. Good public transport 97.4% Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s 83.1%
Rental 18.4%
Cooperative 4.4%
Owner-occupied 75%
Cars in traffic 9,572 Source: Kolada , SCB .
Trends — economy and housing Economic development (2020–2025).
2020: 21.8 % 2021: 21.8 % 2022: 21.8 % 2023: 21.8 % 2024: 21.8 % 2025: 21.8 % 2020: 21.8 % 2025: 21.8 %
2020: 2.8 2021: 2.5 2022: 2.1 2023: 1.7 2024: 1.5 2020: 2.8 2024: 1.5
2020: 13.1 % 2021: 12.5 % 2022: 12.1 % 2023: 11.3 % 2024: 11.7 % 2025: 10.8 % 2020: 13.1 % 2025: 10.8 %
Society, culture and environment Safety, culture and sustainability
Crime and safety Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Leksand (2025).
Reported crimes (total) 5,727 per 100,000 pop. Violent crimes 502 per 100,000 pop. Burglaries 130 per 100,000 pop. Drug crimes 514 per 100,000 pop. Source: Kolada . Data from BRA .
LSS and disability services LSS services in Leksand (2024).
LSS cost per capita 0–64 4,030 SEK/year LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64 0.7 Source: Kolada .
Work environment and sick leave Sick leave among municipal employees in Leksand (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.
Long-term sick leave (>59 days) 47.9% of total Sick leave 30–49 years 7.9% Sick leave >49 years 8.4% Stress-related sick leave 0.6% of population Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).
Culture school Key metrics for the music and culture school in Leksand (2023).
Share of pupils 6–19 23.6% Average pupil fee 1,004 SEK/pupil Cost per capita 667 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Public library Key metrics for public libraries in Leksand (2024).
Loans per capita 4.8 per capita Children's book loans (0–17) 6.7 per capita Media allocation 526 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Environment Environmental indicators for Leksand (2023).
CO₂ emissions per capita 2.7 tonnes Organic food (municipal kitchens) 26.6% Source: Kolada .
Trends — society and culture Development in society and culture (2020–2023).
2020: 19.6 % 2021: 21.6 % 2022: 20.7 % 2023: 23.6 % 2020: 19.6 % 2023: 23.6 %
2020: 4,859.5 2021: 4,765.3 2022: 5,540.9 2023: 6,574.2 2024: 6,264.8 2025: 5,726.8 2020: 4,859.5 2025: 5,726.8
2020: 8.3 % 2021: 9.3 % 2022: 10.7 % 2023: 12 % 2024: 12 % 2020: 8.3 % 2024: 12 %
2020: 3 t 2021: 3 t 2022: 2.7 t 2023: 2.7 t 2020: 3 t 2023: 2.7 t
2020: 73.7 % 2021: 66.6 % 2022: 68.7 % 2023: 87.7 % 2024: 83.1 % 2020: 73.7 % 2024: 83.1 %
2021: 9.5 % 2022: 10.1 % 2023: 9.1 % 2024: 9 % 2025: 8.2 % 2021: 9.5 % 2025: 8.2 %
2020: 0.5 % 2021: 0.6 % 2022: 0.6 % 2023: 0.7 % 2024: 0.6 % 2020: 0.5 % 2024: 0.6 %
Trends — adult education Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).
2020: 697 2021: 654 2022: 573 2023: 585 2024: 618 2020: 697 2024: 618
2020: 50,842 SEK 2021: 76,788 SEK 2022: 135,763 SEK 2023: 148,421 SEK 2024: 287,846 SEK 2020: 50,842 SEK 2024: 287,846 SEK
2020: 70.7 % 2021: 65.5 % 2022: 58.8 % 2023: 78.5 % 2024: 76.6 % 2020: 70.7 % 2024: 76.6 %
2020: 79.1 % 2021: 73.3 % 2022: 76.4 % 2023: 77.1 % 2024: 78.3 % 2020: 79.1 % 2024: 78.3 %
2020: 40 % 2021: 40 % 2022: 40 % 2023: 40 % 2020: 40 % 2023: 40 %
2020: 33.3 % 2021: 50 % 2022: 25 % 2023: 25 % 2020: 33.3 % 2023: 25 %
2020: 100 2021: 91 2022: 110 2023: 134 2024: 97 2020: 100 2024: 97
2020: 100 % 2021: 100 % 2022: 100 % 2024: 100 % 2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %
Teacher certification: trend and forecast
Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Leksand with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.
2020: 67.4% 2021: 67.8% 2022: 65.7% 2023: 67.4% 2024: 65.5% 2025: 73.9% 2020 67.4%
2025 (latest) 73.9%
Forecast 2027 71.5% (linear extrapolation)
County avg 65.2%
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 Leksand.
Cost per pupil 137,497 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9 229.3 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK 1.7 (national avg: 1.6)
Leksand 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 Leksand with statistically similar municipalities
Comparison with peer municipalities ⬇ Export CSV Leksand 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 Leksand you 229.3 73.9% 137,497 SEK 74.2% +5.0 Falun 227.3 71.7% 129,581 SEK 76.2% -7.0 Säter 214.7 68.9% 147,918 SEK 80.8% -2.0 Mora 208 73.1% 146,042 SEK 61.3% -19.0 Borlänge 209.3 66.5% 145,165 SEK 68.7% -5.5 Gagnef 213.4 64% 149,864 SEK 77.9% -10.0 Avesta 208.5 65% 152,291 SEK 62.4% -4.7 Orsa 199.5 75.6% 159,369 SEK 65.8% -8.0 Peer average 211.5 69.3% 147,176 SEK 70.4% -8.0
Trends compared with peer municipalities Falun Säter Mora Borlänge Gagnef
Falun Säter Mora Borlänge Gagnef
Falun Säter Mora Borlänge Gagnef
Falun Säter Mora Borlänge Gagnef
Source: Kolada .
Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Dalarnas län.
Similar municipalities (SCB group) Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Rural municipality with a visitor industry
Benchmark vs SCB group C9 Leksand belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry : rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover.
Here is how Leksand compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.
Leksand vs SCB group C9 — percentile position Merit value Qualified teachers Students/teacher Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs All subjects passed
Merit value 229.3 (median: 219.8)
90th Qualified teachers 73.9 (median: 67.7)
70th Students/teacher 12.1 (median: 10.4)
17th Cost/pupil 137497.2 (median: 164250)
97th Graduating 3 yrs 74.2 (median: 69)
90th All subjects passed 71.8 (median: 71.4)
57th ⭐ Best in group for cost/pupil
✅ Above group median for merit value
✅ Above group median for qualified teachers
✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Municipalities in the same SCB group Leksand belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry : rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover.
15 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.
Municipality Merit value Qualified teachers Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs Leksand 229.3 73.9% 137,497 SEK 74.2% Arjeplog 203.1 54.4% 184,502 SEK 81.8% Borgholm 219.8 75.7% 180,001 SEK 62.6% Båstad 224.6 80.3% 157,510 SEK 73.1% Eda 199.8 66% 162,162 SEK 62% Härjedalen 228.4 63.4% 173,212 SEK 69% Malung – Sälen 222.7 51.5% 155,351 SEK 62.3% Orsa 199.5 75.6% 159,369 SEK 65.8% Rättvik 208.9 76.1% 172,996 SEK 71.7%
Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada .
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Common questions about schools in Leksand
How many schools are there in Leksand? Leksand municipality has 28 active school units: 10 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 21 are municipal and 7 are independent. A total of 2,595 pupils attend schools in Leksand.
What are the merit values in Leksand? The average year-9 merit value in Leksand is 232.9 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Profilskolan Excel with 239 points.
Which school in Leksand has the highest teacher qualification rate? Leksands gymnasium has the highest share of qualified teachers in Leksand at 92.4%. The municipal average is 74.3%.
How much does a school place cost in Leksand? The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Leksand is 137,497 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 141,922 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Leksand? Student health services in Leksand cost 4,167 SEK per pupil (2024). 65.8% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 57.8%. 
