How many schools are there in Storuman?

Storuman municipality has 19 active school units: 6 compulsory schools and 2 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 19 are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 864 pupils attend schools in Storuman.

What are the merit values in Storuman?

The average year-9 merit value in Storuman is 216.5 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Skytteanska skolan with 218.4 points.

Which school in Storuman has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Vallnässkolan has the highest share of qualified teachers in Storuman at 81.9%. The municipal average is 65.1%.

How much does a school place cost in Storuman?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Storuman is 188,735 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 173,306 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Storuman?

Student health services in Storuman cost 8,259 SEK per pupil (2025). 75% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 68.2%.

Schools in Storuman municipality

19 active school units in Storuman, Västerbottens län. The three most common school forms: 9 preschool, 6 compulsory school, 5 after-school care (+3 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 7 May 2026. School data covers 2023/24; Kolada data may cover different periods.

Storuman has 19 schools with an average merit value of 216.5, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 65.1% (below the national average of 73.3%).

19 schools 864 pupils 65.1% qualified teachers Declining municipality (-0.6%)

Summary — Storuman

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Year 9 merit value (215.5) is 13 points below the national average (228.5).
Merit value has declined by 7.3 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
Schools perform on average -4 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).
Teacher qualification rate is declining: -2.3 percentage points over the measurement period.
Cost per compulsory school pupil (188,735 SEK) is 33% higher than the national average (142,155 SEK).

Key metrics — Storuman municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

19 Active schools 19 municipal, 0 independent

864 Total pupils 6 compulsory, 2 upper secondary

216.5 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 2 schools (national avg: 228.5)

65.1% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

188,735 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2025 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

8.2 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.1 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.3)

Storuman municipality has 19 schools with an average merit value of 216.5 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Storuman outperforms its peers.

Development over time

Key education metrics for Storuman over 6 years (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -3.3 %

2020: 222.8 p 2025: 215.5 p

Merit values have decreased by 7.3 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↓ -3.2 %

2020: 72.9 % 2025: 70.6 %

The share of qualified teachers has decreased by 2.3 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +26.1 %

2020: 149,617 SEK 2025: 188,735 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 39,118 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Storuman compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

3/6 Merit value

2/7 Qual. teachers

4/7 Cost/pupil

All 19 schools in Storuman

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
BJÖRKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Storumans kommun	19	45.5%
BLÅKLOCKAN	Preschool	Storumans kommun	21	50%
Central Insamlingsenhet		Storumans kommun	—	—
FÖRSKOLAN NAESTIE	Preschool	Storumans kommun	11	—
GRANEN	Preschool	Storumans kommun	21	40%
GUNGAN	Preschool	Storumans kommun	38	27.4%
Gunnarns skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Storumans kommun	20	—
HOLKEN	Preschool	Storumans kommun	5	—
Luspengymnasiet	Upper secondary school	Södra Lapplands Gymnasieförbund	100	57.9%
Parkskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Storumans kommun	90	80.1%
REGNBÅGEN	Preschool	Storumans kommun	34	17.5%
Skytteanska skolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Storumans kommun	120	47.3%
Slussfors skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Storumans kommun	20	—
SOLBACKEN	Preschool	Storumans kommun	23	46.2%
Stensele skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Storumans kommun	20	59.2%
Storumans lärcentrum	Adult education	Storumans kommun	—	—
Tärnaby Alpina Gymnasium	Upper secondary school	Södra Lapplands Gymnasieförbund	60	63.9%
Vallnässkolan	Compulsory school	Storumans kommun	240	81.9%
VILLA VILLEKULLA	Preschool	Storumans kommun	22	39.4%

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

215.5 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

70.6% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

188,735 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

73.9% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Storuman (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

215.5 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 217.3)

Merit score year 9 B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Passing all subjects year 9

73.9%

Passing mathematics

89.9%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

68.7%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

50.8%

Parents with post-secondary education

60.5%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

70.6% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 69.4 %)

Certified teachers B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Pupils per teacher

9.7

Source: Kolada.

Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution

Staff stability

Teacher workforce stability in Storuman, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.

Qualified teachers (2025): 70.6% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-2.3 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 63.4% (linear extrapolation, -1.1 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 515
Municipal / independent share: 99.3% / 0.7%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.

Cost per pupil (total): 188,735 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 168,185 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 173,306 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 76,694 SEK/pupil
Premises: 27,267 SEK/pupil
Student health: 8,259 SEK/pupil
School meals: 9,847 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 11,599 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Storuman.

Student health (compulsory): 8,259 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 5,059 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 75%
Easy to access help, year 8: 68.2%
Safety at school: 81%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Storuman.

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 13.2%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 2.9%
Swedish as a second language: 5.8%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 3.1%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed

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.

-4.0 Average residual (merit value) for 2 schools

SALSA score (municipality) ↑ 2020/21 2024/25

2020/21: -19.0 2024/25: -4.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Skytteanska skolan	218	218	0.0
Vallnässkolan	215	223	-8.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 2 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Skytteanska skolan	Storumans kommun	218.4	0.0	47.3%	120
Vallnässkolan	Storumans kommun	214.6	-8.0	81.9%	240

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Storuman (2025).

Number of pupils: 0
Share of compulsory school pupils: 0%
Cost per pupil: 33,500 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -3.3%

2020: 222.8 p 2025: 215.5 p

Qualified teachers ↓ -3.2%

2020: 72.9 % 2025: 70.6 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +26.1%

2020: 149,617 SEK 2025: 188,735 SEK

Number of pupils ↓ -3.4%

2020: 533 2025: 515

Independent share ↓ -12.5%

2020: 0.8 % 2025: 0.7 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -4%

2020: 10.1 2025: 9.7

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +91.4%

2020: 4,316 SEK 2025: 8,259 SEK

Student health yr 5 → unchanged

2023: 75 % 2024: 75 %

Student health yr 8 ↑ +50.9%

2023: 45.2 % 2025: 68.2 %

Safety ↑ +4.7%

2023: 77.4 % 2025: 81 %

Safety and study environment

School survey results for schools in Storuman

Municipal average — safety and study environment

Average results from the national school survey in Storuman, based on 8 schools with survey data.

78.8% Safety (national: 78.3%)

58% Study environment (national: 56.2%)

NKI trend over time (Guardians)

Average school satisfaction index (0–10) in Storuman municipality, based on at least 3 schools per year. Source: Skolinspektionen — Skolenkäten.

Stable (-0.1 on 0–10)

Schools ranked by safety

Schools in Storuman sorted by pupils' perceived safety (national school survey). Higher is better.

National avg safety: 78.3% — green = above national avg, red = below.

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 Storuman (2025).

Upper-secondary pupils: 210
Graduating within 3 years: 72% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 40% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 59.7% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 259,116 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.9 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 5.3
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 245,794 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 23,784 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 6.8%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 21%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 80%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2025).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +13.3%

2020: 228,604 SEK 2025: 259,116 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +3.2%

2020: 69.8 % 2025: 72 %

Qualified teachers US ↓ -3.7%

2020: 62 % 2025: 59.7 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +10.4%

2020: 4,583 SEK 2021: 5,059 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↑ +6.1%

2020: 37.7 % 2025: 40 %

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Storuman going on to higher education.

University eligibility (all): 40% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 80% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 0% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 72% (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 Storuman (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 202
Ages 16–18 (2030): 161 (-20.3%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 571
Ages 6–15 (2030): 525 (-8.1%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 222
Total school age (2035): 848

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 Storuman (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 147
Cost per FTE student: 182,771 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 81.3%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 85.3%
Teacher licence, basic level: 73.7%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 0%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 168 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 590 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Storuman (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 45
Cost per FTE student: 521 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 21.7%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Storuman

Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.

Enrolled children: 194
Preschool units: 9 (9 municipal, 0 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 92.3% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 13.9 (national avg: 15)
Children per FTE: 3.9 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 40.4% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 40.4% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

Key metrics for after-school care in Storuman (2025).

Cost per child: 61,228 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 211
Children per FTE: 14 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 26.4% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 57.6% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 89.3% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Storuman (2025).

Children in pedagogical care: 0
Share of children 1–5: 1.6%
Cost per enrolled child: 344,000 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Storuman (2024).

Open preschool units: 0
Open preschool FTEs: 0

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2025).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +2.1%

2020: 59,980 SEK 2025: 61,228 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +24.9%

2020: 46.1 % 2025: 57.6 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

Health indicators for children and young people in Storuman (2024).

Mental health issues, children/youth: 14.3%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Storuman (2024).

Initiated child investigations: 71.1 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 13.3 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 2,353 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

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Demographics and population

Population, households and migration patterns

Demographics

Population data for Storuman (2025).

Total population: 5,543
Population change: -0.6%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 207
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 524
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 206
Higher education 25–64: 19%
Foreign-born 20–64: 15%
16–24 not in work/education: 5.6%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Storuman (2024).

Single without children: 46.7%
Single with children: 3.7%
Couple without children: 27.2%
Couple with children: 16%
Other households: 6.5%
Total number of households: 2,852

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
Storuman you	—	216.5	65.1%	188,735 SEK	864
Sorsele	43.7 km	—	44.9%	194,344 SEK	122
Vilhelmina	58 km	206.4	63.3%	193,841 SEK	1,068
Malå	83 km	195.4	66.6%	164,032 SEK	469
Dorotea	97.2 km	233.7	63.7%	220,403 SEK	261
Lycksele	101.2 km	223	62.3%	157,333 SEK	2,563
Arjeplog	104.4 km	203.1	54.6%	184,502 SEK	300
Neighbour avg.		212.3	59.2%	185,742 SEK	797

Merit value year 9

Dorotea

233.7

Lycksele

223

Storuman

216.5

Vilhelmina

206.4

Arjeplog

203.1

Malå

195.4

Qualified teachers

Malå

66.6%

Storuman

65.1%

Dorotea

63.7%

Vilhelmina

63.3%

Lycksele

62.3%

Arjeplog

54.6%

Sorsele

44.9%

Source: Skolverket & Kolada. Municipalities selected by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Storuman (2025).

Newly arrived received: 2.9 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 7 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 76.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ +50%

2020: -0.4 % 2025: -0.6 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -9.7%

2020: 6.2 % 2024: 5.6 %

Newly arrived ↓ -25.6%

2020: 3.9 2025: 2.9

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Storuman (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 23.1%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 34.5%
Tax base: 239,270 SEK/capita
Annual result: 2,811 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 3%
Solidity: 49.5%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

Economic assistance (social benefits) in Storuman (2024).

Assistance households: 1.3 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 4.3%
Assistance months (avg): 18.3
Net cost economic assistance: 730 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

Cost of learning tools in Storuman. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school: 11,599 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 23,784 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Storuman.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 8.4%
Completed dwellings: 3.2 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 95.9%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 88.3%
Rental: 13.3%
Cooperative: 7.2%
Owner-occupied: 76.6%
Cars in traffic: 3,341

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate → unchanged

2020: 23.1 % 2025: 23.1 %

Economic assistance ↓ -62.9%

2020: 3.5 2024: 1.3

Overcrowding ↓ -12.5%

2020: 9.6 % 2025: 8.4 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Storuman (2025).

Reported crimes (total): 10,270 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 845 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 108 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 1,727 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Storuman (2025).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 5,101 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 Storuman (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 6.4%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 40.9% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 7.9%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 5.9%
Sick leave >49 years: 6.4%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.6% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Storuman (2023).

Share of pupils 6–19: 15.4%
Number of pupils: 125
Cost per capita: 298 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Storuman (2024).

Loans per capita: 5.1 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 2.8 per capita
Active borrowers: 23.6%
Media allocation: 983 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Storuman (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 5.5 tonnes

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2021–2023).

Culture school share ↑ +7.7%

2021: 14.3 % 2023: 15.4 %

Reported crimes ↑ +27%

2020: 8,083.6 2025: 10,269.8

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +37.5%

2020: 10.4 % 2024: 14.3 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -9.8%

2020: 6.1 t 2023: 5.5 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +25.8%

2020: 70.2 % 2024: 88.3 %

Total sick leave ↓ -15.8%

2020: 7.6 % 2025: 6.4 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +20%

2020: 0.5 % 2024: 0.6 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↓ -16%

2020: 175 2024: 147

Cost adult edu./pupil ↑ +57.8%

2020: 115,830 SEK 2024: 182,771 SEK

Passing basic level ↑ +10.6%

2022: 73.5 % 2024: 81.3 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -1.7%

2020: 86.8 % 2024: 85.3 %

Licence basic level ↑ +59.5%

2020: 46.2 % 2023: 73.7 %

Licence upper sec. level ↓ -100%

2020: 100 % 2023: 0 %

SFI pupils ↓ -6.3%

2020: 48 2024: 45

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Storuman with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.

2020 72.9%

2025 (latest) 70.6%

Forecast 2027 63.4% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 69.4%

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 Storuman.

Cost per pupil: 188,735 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 215.5 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.1 (national avg: 1.6)

Storuman achieves fewer merit points per invested krona than the national average.

Source: Kolada. Merit value per cost unit is a simplified measure and should be interpreted considering the municipality's socioeconomic conditions.

Peer municipalities

Compare Storuman with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Storuman 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
Storuman you	215.5	70.6%	188,735 SEK	72%	-4.0
Vilhelmina	205.9	61.3%	193,841 SEK	75.8%	-7.0
Bjurholm	196.6	75.8%	169,648 SEK	79.2%	-6.0
Robertsfors	224.5	80%	167,069 SEK	82.3%	-2.0
Lycksele	220.7	66.5%	157,333 SEK	68.2%	+1.0
Malå	195.4	66.5%	164,032 SEK	61.3%	-12.0
Vindeln	199.9	63.2%	162,509 SEK	84.9%	-16.0
Norsjö	216.9	66.9%	149,202 SEK	76.1%	-4.0
Peer average	208.6	68.6%	166,233 SEK	75.4%	-6.6

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

VilhelminaBjurholmRobertsforsLyckseleMalå

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

VilhelminaBjurholmRobertsforsLyckseleMalå

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

VilhelminaBjurholmRobertsforsLyckseleMalå

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

VilhelminaBjurholmRobertsforsLyckseleMalå

Source: Kolada. Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Västerbottens län.

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Rural municipality with a visitor industry

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Storuman 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 Storuman compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Storuman Group median

Merit value 215.5 (median: 219.8)

43th

Qualified teachers 70.6 (median: 67.7)

57th

Students/teacher 9.7 (median: 10.4)

83th

Cost/pupil 188735.3 (median: 164250)

10th

Graduating 3 yrs 72 (median: 69)

77th

All subjects passed 73.9 (median: 71.4)

63th

✅ Above group median for qualified teachers

✅ Above group median for students/teacher

✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

✅ Above group median for all subjects passed

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Storuman	215.5	70.6%	188,735 SEK	72%
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%
Leksand	229.3	73.9%	137,497 SEK	74.2%
Malung – Sälen	222.7	51.5%	155,351 SEK	62.3%
Orsa	199.5	75.6%	159,369 SEK	65.8%

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada. Compare with more municipalities using the Benchmark tool

Common questions about schools in Storuman

How many schools are there in Storuman?: Storuman municipality has 19 active school units: 6 compulsory schools and 2 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 19 are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 864 pupils attend schools in Storuman.
What are the merit values in Storuman?: The average year-9 merit value in Storuman is 216.5 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Skytteanska skolan with 218.4 points.
Which school in Storuman has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Vallnässkolan has the highest share of qualified teachers in Storuman at 81.9%. The municipal average is 65.1%.
How much does a school place cost in Storuman?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Storuman is 188,735 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 173,306 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Storuman?: Student health services in Storuman cost 8,259 SEK per pupil (2025). 75% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 68.2%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Summary — Storuman

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All 19 schools in Storuman

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Mother tongue and multilingualism

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