How many schools are there in Vilhelmina?

Vilhelmina municipality has 22 active school units: 7 compulsory schools and 2 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 20 are municipal and 2 are independent. A total of 1,068 pupils attend schools in Vilhelmina.

What are the merit values in Vilhelmina?

The average year-9 merit value in Vilhelmina is 206.4 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Strandskolan with 207 points.

Which school in Vilhelmina has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Volgsjö skola F-3 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Vilhelmina at 75.9%. The municipal average is 63.3%.

How much does a school place cost in Vilhelmina?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Vilhelmina is 193,841 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 190,500 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Vilhelmina?

Student health services in Vilhelmina cost 4,880 SEK per pupil (2024). 51.8% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services.

Schools in Vilhelmina municipality

22 active school units in Vilhelmina, Västerbottens län. The three most common school forms: 9 preschool, 7 compulsory school, 4 after-school care (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

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

Vilhelmina has 22 schools with an average merit value of 206.4, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 63.3% (below the national average of 73.3%).

22 schools 1,068 pupils 63.3% qualified teachers Declining municipality (-0.9%)

Summary — Vilhelmina

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Year 9 merit value (205.9) is 22.6 points below the national average (228.5).
Merit value has declined by 11.7 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
The share of qualified teachers (61.3%) is 12 percentage points below the national average.
Teacher qualification rate is declining: -8.7 percentage points over the measurement period.
Schools perform on average -7 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).

Key metrics — Vilhelmina municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

22 Active schools 20 municipal, 2 independent

1,068 Total pupils 7 compulsory, 2 upper secondary

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

63.3% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

193,841 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

6.5 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.1 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.2)

Vilhelmina municipality has 22 schools with an average merit value of 206.4 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Vilhelmina underperforms its peers.

Development over time

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

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -5.4 %

2020: 217.6 p 2025: 205.9 p

Merit values have decreased by 11.7 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↓ -12.4 %

2020: 70 % 2025: 61.3 %

The share of qualified teachers has decreased by 8.7 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +18.9 %

2020: 162,969 SEK 2024: 193,841 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 30,872 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Vilhelmina compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

5/6 Merit value

3/7 Qual. teachers

5/7 Cost/pupil

All 22 schools in Vilhelmina

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
Ankaret	Compulsory school	Vilhelmina kommun	10	—
Anpassad grundskola F-9	Adapted compulsory school	Vilhelmina kommun	—	—
Dikanäs skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vilhelmina kommun	20	—
FJÄLLRIPANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	7	0%
Hembergsskolan 7-9	Compulsory school	Vilhelmina kommun	160	54.6%
Malgomajskolan 1	Upper secondary school	Södra Lapplands Gymnasieförbund	80	64.2%
Malgomajskolan 2	Upper secondary school	Södra Lapplands Gymnasieförbund	180	—
MYLTANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	16	—
NORRSKENETS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	19	13.6%
RÄVLYANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	13	—
REGNBÅGENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	38	33.3%
SAGOBACKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	33	59.7%
Saxnäs skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vilhelmina kommun	20	74.5%
SKOGSBACKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	80	41.6%
Strandskolan	Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vilhelmina Fria Församling	60	40.5%
TALLKOTTEN	Preschool	Dalasjöbygdens Föräldrakooperativ, Ekonomisk För	14	18.4%
TRANANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vilhelmina kommun	18	0%
Vilhelmina Lärcentrum komvux	Adult education	Vilhelmina kommun	—	—
Vilhelmina Lärcentrum särvux	Adult education	Vilhelmina kommun	—	—
Vilhelmina Lärcentrum SFI	Adult education	Vilhelmina kommun	—	—
Volgsjö skola 4-6	Compulsory school	Vilhelmina kommun	160	69.9%
Volgsjö skola F-3	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vilhelmina kommun	140	75.9%

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

205.9 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

61.3% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

193,841 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

74.6% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Vilhelmina (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

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

Merit score year 9 B

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

Merit value municipal / independent

205.7 / 207

Passing all subjects year 9

74.6%

Passing mathematics

84.5%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

64.3%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

57.8%

Parents with post-secondary education

47%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

61.3% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 69.4 %)

Certified teachers B

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

Qualification municipal / independent

64% / 41%

Pupils per teacher

7.4

Source: Kolada.

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

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2025): 61.3% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-8.7 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 59.5% (linear extrapolation, -1.5 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 553
Municipal / independent share: 89.3% / 10.7%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.

Cost per pupil (total): 193,841 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 168,185 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 190,500 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 115,063 SEK/pupil
Premises: 25,500 SEK/pupil
Student health: 4,880 SEK/pupil
School meals: 16,632 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 5,914 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Vilhelmina.

Student health (compulsory): 4,880 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 3,236 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 51.8%
Safety at school: 68.9%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Vilhelmina.

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 21.8%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 12.6%
Swedish as a second language: 8.2%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 3.4%

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.

-7.0 Average residual (merit value) for 1 schools

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

2020/21: +6.0 2024/25: -7.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Hembergsskolan 7-9	206	213	-7.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 2 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Strandskolan	Vilhelmina Fria Församling	207	—	40.5%	60
Hembergsskolan 7-9	Vilhelmina kommun	205.7	-7.0	54.6%	160

Adapted compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 8
Share of compulsory school pupils: 1.3%
Cost per pupil: 536,750 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 1.7

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -5.4%

2020: 217.6 p 2025: 205.9 p

Qualified teachers ↓ -12.4%

2020: 70 % 2025: 61.3 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +18.9%

2020: 162,969 SEK 2024: 193,841 SEK

Number of pupils ↓ -12.5%

2020: 632 2025: 553

Independent share ↓ -7.8%

2020: 11.6 % 2025: 10.7 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -8.6%

2020: 8.1 2025: 7.4

Student health SEK/pupil ↓ -24.5%

2020: 6,464 SEK 2024: 4,880 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↓ -10.7%

2023: 58 % 2025: 51.8 %

Safety ↓ -15.8%

2023: 81.8 % 2025: 68.9 %

Safety and study environment

School survey results for schools in Vilhelmina

Municipal average — safety and study environment

Average results from the national school survey in Vilhelmina, based on 10 schools with survey data.

75.3% Safety (national: 78.3%)

52.6% Study environment (national: 56.2%)

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

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

Stable (+0.4 on 0–10)

Schools ranked by safety

Schools in Vilhelmina 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 Vilhelmina (2024).

Upper-secondary pupils: 218
Graduating within 3 years: 75.8% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 30.3% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 64.2% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 251,101 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.9 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 5.5
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 195,151 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 17,685 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 6.6%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 13%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 80.3%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +16.4%

2020: 215,645 SEK 2024: 251,101 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +9.9%

2020: 69 % 2025: 75.8 %

Qualified teachers US ↓ -1.8%

2020: 65.4 % 2025: 64.2 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↓ -29.5%

2020: 4,590 SEK 2021: 3,236 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↑ +12.2%

2020: 27 % 2025: 30.3 %

University connection

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

University eligibility (all): 30.3% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 91.7% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 20% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 75.8% (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 Vilhelmina (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 218
Ages 16–18 (2030): 188 (-13.8%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 616
Ages 6–15 (2030): 547 (-11.2%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 259
Total school age (2035): 856

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 Vilhelmina (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 317
Cost per FTE student: 115,881 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 77.8%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 63.4%
Teacher licence, basic level: 100%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 54.5%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 340 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 130 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Vilhelmina (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 31
Cost per FTE student: 422 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 36.4%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Vilhelmina

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

Enrolled children: 238
Preschool units: 9 (8 municipal, 1 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 84.8% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 17 (national avg: 15)
Children per FTE: 3.6 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 37% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 35.5% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

Key metrics for after-school care in Vilhelmina (2024).

Cost per child: 49,410 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 156
Children per FTE: 17.5 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 17.9% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 36.3% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 59.2% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

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

Children in pedagogical care: 0

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Vilhelmina (2024).

Open preschool units: 0
Open preschool FTEs: 0

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +18%

2020: 41,875 SEK 2024: 49,410 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↓ -25.6%

2020: 48.8 % 2025: 36.3 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth: 12.9%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Vilhelmina (2021).

Initiated child investigations: 50.6 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 8.5 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 3,874 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 Vilhelmina (2025).

Total population: 6,172
Population change: -0.9%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 283
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 565
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 213
Higher education 25–64: 16.2%
Foreign-born 20–64: 10.5%
16–24 not in work/education: 7.2%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Vilhelmina (2024).

Single without children: 47.7%
Single with children: 5.5%
Couple without children: 25.8%
Couple with children: 14.6%
Other households: 6.2%
Total number of households: 3,192

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
Vilhelmina you	—	206.4	63.3%	193,841 SEK	1,068
Dorotea	39.3 km	233.7	63.7%	220,403 SEK	261
Storuman	58 km	216.5	65.1%	188,735 SEK	864
Åsele	84 km	199.1	45.3%	182,848 SEK	335
Strömsund	95.3 km	207.4	51.2%	186,117 SEK	1,682
Sorsele	101.7 km	—	44.9%	194,344 SEK	122
Lycksele	105.7 km	223	62.3%	157,333 SEK	2,563
Neighbour avg.		215.9	55.4%	188,297 SEK	971

Merit value year 9

Dorotea

233.7

Lycksele

223

Storuman

216.5

Strömsund

207.4

Vilhelmina

206.4

Åsele

199.1

Qualified teachers

Storuman

65.1%

Dorotea

63.7%

Vilhelmina

63.3%

Lycksele

62.3%

Strömsund

51.2%

Åsele

45.3%

Sorsele

44.9%

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

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Vilhelmina (2025).

Newly arrived received: 1.4 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 7 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 71.3%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↑ -52.6%

2020: -1.9 % 2025: -0.9 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↑ +5.9%

2020: 6.8 % 2024: 7.2 %

Newly arrived ↑ +366.7%

2020: 0.3 2025: 1.4

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Vilhelmina (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 23.7%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 35%
Tax base: 234,260 SEK/capita
Annual result: 2,101 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 2.2%
Solidity: 45%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households: 2 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 3.5%
Assistance months (avg): 34.2
Net cost economic assistance: 978 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 5,914 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 17,685 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Vilhelmina.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 10.5%
Completed dwellings: 0.2 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 91.6%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 74.4%
Rental: 18.5%
Cooperative: 4.9%
Owner-occupied: 73.5%
Cars in traffic: 3,921

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate ↑ +1.3%

2020: 23.4 % 2025: 23.7 %

Economic assistance ↓ -44.4%

2020: 3.6 2024: 2

Overcrowding ↓ -10.3%

2020: 11.7 % 2025: 10.5 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

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

Reported crimes (total): 9,790 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 919 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 65 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 1,081 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Vilhelmina (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 10,517 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 1.2

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees in Vilhelmina (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 6.5%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 34.6% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 6%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 5.7%
Sick leave >49 years: 7.3%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.6% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Vilhelmina (2024).

Loans per capita: 5.8 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 3.2 per capita
Active borrowers: 20.8%
Media allocation: 649 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Vilhelmina (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 5.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 10%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2025).

Reported crimes ↑ +5.8%

2020: 9,252.7 2025: 9,789.5

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +14.2%

2020: 11.3 % 2024: 12.9 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -5.6%

2020: 5.4 t 2023: 5.1 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +14.3%

2020: 65.1 % 2024: 74.4 %

Total sick leave → unchanged

2020: 6.5 % 2025: 6.5 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +50%

2020: 0.4 % 2024: 0.6 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↑ +19.6%

2020: 265 2024: 317

Cost adult edu./pupil ↓ -28.4%

2020: 161,870 SEK 2024: 115,881 SEK

Passing basic level ↑ +29.7%

2023: 60 % 2024: 77.8 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -4.9%

2020: 66.7 % 2024: 63.4 %

Licence basic level ↑ +21.1%

2020: 82.6 % 2022: 100 %

Licence upper sec. level ↑ +100%

2020: 0 % 2023: 54.5 %

SFI pupils ↑ +106.7%

2020: 15 2024: 31

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

2020 70%

2025 (latest) 61.3%

Forecast 2027 59.5% (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 Vilhelmina.

Cost per pupil: 193,841 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 205.9 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.1 (national avg: 1.6)

Vilhelmina 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 Vilhelmina with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Vilhelmina 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
Vilhelmina you	205.9	61.3%	193,841 SEK	75.8%	-7.0
Storuman	215.5	70.6%	188,735 SEK	72%	-4.0
Vindeln	199.9	63.2%	162,509 SEK	84.9%	-16.0
Malå	195.4	66.5%	164,032 SEK	61.3%	-12.0
Åsele	199.1	46.1%	182,848 SEK	86.7%	-16.0
Dorotea	233.7	60.7%	220,403 SEK	81.5%	+25.0
Bjurholm	196.6	75.8%	169,648 SEK	79.2%	-6.0
Lycksele	220.7	66.5%	157,333 SEK	68.2%	+1.0
Peer average	208.7	64.2%	177,930 SEK	76.3%	-4.0

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

StorumanVindelnMalåÅseleDorotea

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

StorumanVindelnMalåÅseleDorotea

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

StorumanVindelnMalåÅseleDorotea

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

StorumanVindelnMalåÅseleDorotea

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

Benchmark vs SCB group C8

Vilhelmina belongs to SCB municipality group C8 — Rural municipality: municipality with fewer than 15,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area and low commuting. Here is how Vilhelmina compares to the 40 municipalities in the group.

Vilhelmina Group median

Merit value 205.9 (median: 208.2)

44th

Qualified teachers 61.3 (median: 62.9)

36th

Students/teacher 7.4 (median: 10.1)

99th

Cost/pupil 193841 (median: 161846.7)

9th

Graduating 3 yrs 75.8 (median: 68.4)

86th

All subjects passed 74.6 (median: 66.3)

84th

⭐ Best in group for students/teacher

✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

✅ Above group median for all subjects passed

ℹ️ Below group median for merit value

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Vilhelmina belongs to SCB municipality group C8 — Rural municipality: municipality with fewer than 15,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area and low commuting. 40 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Vilhelmina	205.9	61.3%	193,841 SEK	75.8%
Arvidsjaur	213	67.7%	150,409 SEK	78.4%
Arvika	213.8	73%	158,016 SEK	71.9%
Bengtsfors	213.2	70.8%	174,380 SEK	73%
Bollnäs	214.6	67.7%	146,677 SEK	64.6%
Dals-Ed	225.9	82.1%	170,292 SEK	73.7%
Dorotea	233.7	60.7%	220,403 SEK	81.5%
Filipstad	208.9	65.1%	154,997 SEK	60%
Gislaved	208.3	66.5%	144,536 SEK	57.6%

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

Common questions about schools in Vilhelmina

How many schools are there in Vilhelmina?: Vilhelmina municipality has 22 active school units: 7 compulsory schools and 2 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 20 are municipal and 2 are independent. A total of 1,068 pupils attend schools in Vilhelmina.
What are the merit values in Vilhelmina?: The average year-9 merit value in Vilhelmina is 206.4 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Strandskolan with 207 points.
Which school in Vilhelmina has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Volgsjö skola F-3 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Vilhelmina at 75.9%. The municipal average is 63.3%.
How much does a school place cost in Vilhelmina?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Vilhelmina is 193,841 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 190,500 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Vilhelmina?: Student health services in Vilhelmina cost 4,880 SEK per pupil (2024). 51.8% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Timeline — school events in Vilhelmina

03/05/2026
TALLKOTTEN: Renamed from Förskola 889099 to TALLKOTTEN
26/04/2026
TALLKOTTEN: Renamed from TALLKOTTEN to Förskola 889099

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Summary — Vilhelmina

Key metrics — Vilhelmina municipality

Development over time

In-depth statistics

All 22 schools in Vilhelmina

Compulsory school

Results and grades

Teachers and personnel

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Pupils and providers

Costs — compulsory school

Student health and support

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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Top merit-value schools

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Municipal average — safety and study environment

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

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Safety per school in Vilhelmina

Upper secondary

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Adult education

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Preschool in Vilhelmina

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Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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Peer municipalities

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Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Benchmark vs SCB group C8

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Common questions about schools in Vilhelmina

National comparison

Timeline — school events in Vilhelmina

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SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed