Västerbergslagens Utbildningsförbund,vbu
Municipal federation with 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. across 2 municipalities · 5 upper secondary school, 3 adult education, 1 adapted upper secondary school.
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Västerbergslagens Utbildningsförbund,vbu operates 9 schools across 2 municipalities with 880 pupils. Teacher qualification 48.9% (below national average).
Results
- Schools
- 9
- Total pupils
- 880
- Avg qualified teachers
- 48.9%
- Avg pupils per teacher
- 9.9
- Upper secondary school
- 5
- Adult education
- 3
- Adapted upper secondary school
- 1
- Municipalities
- 2
- 1 counties
Organization
SNI codes
85311 – Studieförberedande gymnasial utbildning utom kommunal vuxenutbildning; 85321 – Gymnasial yrkesutbildning; 85312 – Kommunal vuxenutbildning o.d.; 85323 – Annan gymnasial utbildning; 85521 – Kommunala kulturskolans utbildning
Municipal footprint
| Municipality | Schools | Pupils | Average merit value | Qualified teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludvika | 8 | 810 | — | 65.1% |
| Smedjebacken | 1 | 70 | — | 0% |
All 9 schools
| School | Municipality | School forms | Pupils | Qualified teachers | Merit value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBU Högbergsskolan 1 | Ludvika | Upper secondary school | 360 | 84.9% | — |
| VBU Högbergsskolan 2 | Ludvika | Upper secondary school | 340 | 72% | — |
| VBU Högbergsskolan 3 | Ludvika | Upper secondary school | — | — | — |
| VBU Högbergsskolan anpassad gymnasieskola | Ludvika | Adapted upper secondary school | — | — | — |
| VBU Komvux | Ludvika | Adult education | — | — | — |
| VBU Lärvux | Ludvika | Adult education | — | — | — |
| VBU Malmen | Ludvika | Upper secondary school | 110 | 38.5% | — |
| VBU SFI | Ludvika | Adult education | — | — | — |
| VBU Smeden | Smedjebacken | Upper secondary school | 70 | 0% | — |
Statistics: school year 2025/26. Source: Skolverket, SCB.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.