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Schools in Storfors municipality

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9 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 Storfors, Värmland County. The three most common school forms: 4 compulsory school, 3 preschool, 2 after-school care (+4 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 Storfors

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
4
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
3
Municipal
7
Independent
2

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.

Storfors has 9 schools with a merit value of 262.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is above the national average. Teacher qualification: 74.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%).

9 schools696 pupils74.8% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Storfors

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Storfors municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

9Active schools7 municipal, 2 independent
696Total pupils4 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
262.3Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
74.8%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
206,365 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9.2Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Storfors municipality has 9 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 262.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (74.8%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Storfors

How many schools are there in Storfors?
Storfors municipality has 9 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 4 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 3 offer preschool. 7 of the units are municipal and 2 are independent. A total of 696 pupils attend schools in Storfors.
What are the merit values in Storfors?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Storfors is 262.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Lundsbergs grundskola with 297.7 points.
Which school in Storfors has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Kroppaskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Storfors at 88.6%. The municipality value is 74.8% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Storfors?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Storfors is 206,365 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 178,529 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Storfors 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 Storfors
Mother-tongue tuition

11.1% 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: 11,529 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 Storfors compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
1/7Merit value 2025
3/7Qualified teachers 2025
6/6Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Storfors

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 Storfors
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Storfors: 4 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Lundsbergs grundskola with Skolkoll score 74 out of 100. Lowest: Bjurtjärns skola with Skolkoll score 40 out of 100.

Lundsbergs grundskola
Skolkoll score 74 out of 100
Kroppaskolan
Skolkoll score 65 out of 100
Vargbroskolan
Skolkoll score 51 out of 100
Bjurtjärns skola
Skolkoll score 40 out of 100
4 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Storfors
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Storfors: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Lundsbergs gymnasieskola with Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Lowest: Lundsbergs gymnasieskola with Skolkoll score 66 out of 100.

Lundsbergs gymnasieskola
Skolkoll score 66 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Storfors

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Storfors with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Bjurtjärns skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSTORFORS KOMMUN7048.2%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Below average.
KroppaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSTORFORS KOMMUN6088.6%Skolkoll score 65 out of 100. Near average.
Lundsbergs grundskolaCompulsory schoolSTIFTELSEN LUNDSBERGS SKOLA4068%Skolkoll score 74 out of 100. Near average.
Lundsbergs gymnasieskolaUpper secondary schoolSTIFTELSEN LUNDSBERGS SKOLA21081%Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Near average.
VargbroskolanAdapted compulsory school, Compulsory schoolSTORFORS KOMMUN19079.5%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in StorforsStorfors has 3 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 Storfors with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Storfors you—262.374.8%206,365 SEK
Karlskoga23.6 km21974.7%146,813 SEK
Kristinehamn24.8 km205.667%—
Filipstad25.2 km208.965.1%169,975 SEK
Degerfors31.2 km209.176.1%151,646 SEK
Hällefors34.3 km205.362.4%186,150 SEK
Nora40.7 km211.575.3%163,584 SEK
Neighbour avg209.970.1%163,634 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 Storfors municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Storfors

  1. Bjurtjärns skola: Head changed

  2. Vargbroskolan: Head changed

  3. ÄNGSLYCKAN: Address changed from KYRKSTENSVÄGEN 1 B, 68829 STORFORS to BOX 1001, 68829 STORFORS

  4. Vuxenutbildningen Storfors: Head changed

  5. Vuxenutbildningen Storfors: Head changed

  6. Lundsbergs grundskola: Head changed

  7. Lundsbergs gymnasieskola: Head changed

  8. Vuxenutbildningen Storfors: Contact details changed from url: https://www.storfors.se/barnochutbildning/vuxenutbildning, email: vuxenutbildningen@storfors.se, phone: 0550-65200 to url: https://www.storfors.se/barnochutbildning/vuxenutbildning, email: vuxenutbildningen@storfors.se, phone: 0550-65113

  9. Vuxenutbildningen Storfors: Address changed from Skolgatan 2, 68830 Storfors to Kulturhuset, Centrumplan 1, 68830 Storfors

  10. Vuxenutbildningen Storfors: Contact details changed from url: https://www.storfors.se/barnochutbildning/vuxenutbildning.4.1a2884bf160e1d5f6c12f65.html, email: vuxenutbildningen@storfors.se, phone: 0550-65200 to url: https://www.storfors.se/barnochutbildning/vuxenutbildning, email: vuxenutbildningen@storfors.se, phone: 0550-65200

  11. Vargbroskolan: School types changed from GR, GRAN, VUX to GR, GRAN

  12. Vuxenutbildningen Storfors: Start date changed from not_registered to 2024-07-01

  13. Kroppaskolan: Address changed from Kroppavägen 13, 68831 Storfors to Kroppavägen 11, 68831 Storfors

  14. Lundsbergs grundskola: Head changed

  15. Lundsbergs gymnasieskola: Head changed

  16. Lundsbergs grundskola: Head changed

  17. Lundsbergs gymnasieskola: Head changed

  18. Lundsbergs grundskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Lundsbergs skola

  19. Lundsbergs grundskola: Head changed

  20. Lundsbergs gymnasieskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Lundsbergs skola

  21. Lundsbergs gymnasieskola: Head changed

  22. Kroppaskolan: Head changed

  23. Vargbroskolan: Head changed

  24. Bjurtjärns skola: Head changed

  25. Kroppaskolan: Head changed

  26. Lundsbergs grundskola: Head changed

  27. Lundsbergs gymnasieskola: Head changed

  28. Bjurtjärns skola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Bjurtjärns skola

  29. Bjurtjärns skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.storfors.se, email: bjurtjarnskola@storfors.se, phone: 0550-32110 to url: http://www.storfors.se, email: bjurtjarnskola@storfors.se, phone: 0550-65230

  30. Kroppaskolan: Operating name changed from unknown name to Kroppaskolan

… and 22 older events.

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