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Schools in Surahammar municipality

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17 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 Surahammar, Västmanland County. The three most common school forms: 7 preschool, 6 compulsory school, 5 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 Surahammar

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
6
Upper secondary
2
Preschools
7
Municipal
16
Independent
1

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.

Surahammar has 17 schools with a merit value of 221.4 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 70% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

17 schools1,546 pupils70% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-1.1%)

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Summary — Surahammar

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Surahammar municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

17Active schools16 municipal, 1 independent
1,546Total pupils6 compulsory, 2 upper secondary
221.4Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
70%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
138,580 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
11Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Surahammar municipality has 17 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 221.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (70%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Surahammar

How many schools are there in Surahammar?
Surahammar municipality has 17 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 6 of the units offer compulsory education, 2 offer upper-secondary education and 7 offer preschool. 16 of the units are municipal and 1 are independent. A total of 1,546 pupils attend schools in Surahammar.
What are the merit values in Surahammar?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Surahammar is 221.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Hammarskolan with 221.4 points.
Which school in Surahammar has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Nytorpsskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Surahammar at 83%. The municipality value is 70% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Surahammar?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Surahammar is 138,580 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 131,125 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Surahammar 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 Surahammar
Mother-tongue tuition

13.5% 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: 5,775 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 Surahammar compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
3/7Merit value 2025
4/7Qualified teachers 2025
2/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Surahammar

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 Surahammar
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Surahammar: 6 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Hammarskolan with Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Lowest: Tuppkärrsskolan with Skolkoll score 42 out of 100.

Hammarskolan
Skolkoll score 56 out of 100
Nytorpsskolan
Skolkoll score 55 out of 100
Virsboskolan
Skolkoll score 51 out of 100
Starbäcksskolan
Skolkoll score 48 out of 100
Bäckhammarskolan
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
Tuppkärrsskolan
Skolkoll score 42 out of 100
6 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Surahammar
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Surahammar: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Viljan Friskola with Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Lowest: Viljan Friskola with Skolkoll score 48 out of 100.

Viljan Friskola
Skolkoll score 48 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Surahammar

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Surahammar with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
BäckhammarskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN10052.9%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
HammarskolanCompulsory schoolSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN37076.1%Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Near average.
Im-enhetenUpper secondary schoolSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN10——
NytorpsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN13083%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
StarbäcksskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN15074.6%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
TuppkärrsskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory schoolSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN29063.5%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Ugglan- anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN———
Viljan FriskolaUpper secondary schoolAttendo AB (publ)6041.2%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
VirsboskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN8068%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in SurahammarSurahammar has 7 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 Surahammar with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Surahammar you—221.470%138,580 SEK
Hallstahammar14.5 km221.269%147,025 SEK
Köping17.4 km213.770.3%144,780 SEK
Skinnskatteberg23.1 km203.355.2%199,542 SEK
Kungsör29 km197.373%160,153 SEK
Arboga34 km226.772.1%142,088 SEK
Västerås34.9 km224.966.3%136,647 SEK
Neighbour avg214.567.7%155,039 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 Surahammar municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Surahammar

  1. Viljan Friskola: Register field changed from false to true

  2. NORRGÅRDEN: Address changed from JÄGARGATAN 25, 73523 SURAHAMMAR to BOX 203, 73523 SURAHAMMAR

  3. Starbäcksskolan: Address changed from Starbäcksvägen 8-10, 73537 Surahammar to Starbäcksvägen 15, 73537 Surahammar

  4. Ugglan- anpassad grundskola: Renamed from Anpassad grundskola to Ugglan- anpassad grundskola

  5. Starbäcksskolan: Address changed from Starbäcksvägen 8-10, 73537 Surahammar to Starbäcksvägen 15, 73537 Surahammar

  6. Ugglan- anpassad grundskola: Renamed from Anpassad grundskola to Ugglan- anpassad grundskola

  7. Im-enheten: Head changed

  8. Starbäcksskolan: Head changed

  9. Bäckhammarskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: backhammarskolan@surahammar.se, phone: 0223-39401 to url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0223-39401

  10. Hammarskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: hammarskolan@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39178 to url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39178

  11. Im-enheten: Head changed

  12. Im-enheten: Contact details changed from url: www.surahammar.se, email: kommunen@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39093 to url: www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39093

  13. Komvux: Contact details changed from url: www.surahammar.se, email: lena.johnsson@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39000 to url: www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39000

  14. Nytorpsskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: nytorpsskolan@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39181 to url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39181

  15. Starbäcksskolan: Head changed

  16. Starbäcksskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: starbacksskolan@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39122 to url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39122

  17. Tuppkärrsskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: tuppkarrskolan@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39237 to url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0220-39237

  18. Virsboskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: virsboskolan@surahammar.se, phone: 0223-39401 to url: http://www.surahammar.se, email: barnochbildningsforvaltning@surahammar.se, phone: 0223-39401

  19. Ugglan- anpassad grundskola: Start date changed from not_registered to 2025-08-08

  20. Viljan Friskola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.viljanfriskola.se, email: jenny.widmark@viljan.se, phone: 0768-999867 to url: http://www.viljan.se, email: jenny.widmark@viljan.se, phone: 0768-999867

  21. Hammarskolan: Head changed

  22. Im-enheten: Address changed from Knuthagsgatan 19 a, 73535 Surahammar to Österängsvägen 3, 73535 Surahammar

  23. Virsboskolan: Head changed

  24. Viljan Friskola: Renamed from Viljan to Viljan Friskola

  25. Viljan Friskola: Head changed

  26. Viljan Friskola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.viljanfriskola.se, email: susan.engblom@viljan.se, phone: 0768-999867 to url: http://www.viljanfriskola.se, email: jenny.widmark@viljan.se, phone: 0768-999867

  27. Im-enheten: School types changed from GR to GY

  28. Im-enheten: Register field changed from true to false

  29. Im-enheten: Register field changed from false to unknown

  30. Komvux: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

… and 46 older events.

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Västmanland CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Surahammar.Merit value year 9Compare Surahammar with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.ArbogaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.FagerstaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.HallstahammarCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.KöpingCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.KungsörCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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