Högbergsskolan in Ludvika

Upper secondary schoolOperator: Västerbergslagens Utbildningsförbund,vbu · Ludvika, Dalarnas County

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Högbergsskolan is a small independent upper secondary school.

Högbergsskolan is a small independent upper secondary school.

Cost per pupil (municipal avg.)
139,743 SEKLimited history
Sweden: 144,800 SEK
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The most important facts in 3 points

  1. Upper secondary school in Ludvika. Pupil count is missing from the latest open data.
  2. No current inspection decision is available in the open Schools Inspectorate data.
  3. Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
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3 values need extra caution

This applies only to the values listed here.

This value is missing in full or in part.

This affects

  • Eligible for higher education
  • Graduation rate
  • Grade points (upper secondary)
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

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School programmes

  • Upper secondary school

Things to look into

No clear flag.

No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.

School performance

Results

39.4%
In further studies (national programmes)

Shows what former students do 3 years after graduation, per Skolverket Statistikdatabasen.

After graduation (3 years)

OutcomeShare
In further studies (national programmes)39.4%
Established in the labor market (national programmes)50.5%
Established in the labor market (introduction programmes)37.3%

Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen (per school unit, 3 years after graduation). Rows are independent outcome metrics and do not sum to 100%. One-year follow-up and a university-vs-other-studies split are not published in open data per school.

Moderate reliability — Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen (post-graduation outcomes, 3 years after graduation).

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Oct 2026

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School environment

Safety & Inspection

No recorded deficiencies
Recently inspected

No registered inspection decisions with deficiencies.

Recorded decisions with deficiencies Reliability: High reliability.
0
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.

Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Oct 2026

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Resources

139,743 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)

Sweden: 144,800 SEK

Cost per pupil is 3% below the national average.

Cost per pupil (total) Reliability: Limited history.
139,743 SEKSweden: 144,800 SEK
Teaching Reliability: Moderate reliability.
77,100 SEK
Facilities Reliability: Moderate reliability.
22,400 SEK
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.

Source: SCB & Kolada · Last updated: 1 Oct 2026

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Who runs the school

Operator

VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
Independent operator

48 other schools in the municipality.

VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU operates this school independently.

Operator Reliability: High reliability.
VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
Independent
Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
48
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Oct 2026

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Next step: Apply for a place

Apply through Ludvika e-service for upper-secondary application.

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Contact and address

Visiting address
Bergsgatan 17, 77134 Ludvika
Postal address
BOX 830, 77128 LUDVIKA
School unit code
42717150

Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-10-05.

Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.

Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
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Nearest and similar schools

About Ludvika municipality

School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.

Schools
49
Avg. merit (yr 9)
216.1−11.5
Certified teachers
55%−18 pp
Pupils per teacher
11.5in line

Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).

Similar schools

The 5 most-similar upper secondary schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.

VBU Högbergsskolan 1
Ludvika
Merit: 14.4Cert: 85%360 pupils
0 km away100% similarity
VBU Högbergsskolan 2
Ludvika
Merit: 13.7Cert: 72%340 pupils
0 km away100% similarity
Hitachigymnasiet Ludvika
Ludvika
Merit: 15.1Cert: 81%110 pupils
1 km away100% similarity
VBU Smeden
Smedjebacken
Merit: 13.4Cert: 0%70 pupils
12 km away92% similarity
VBU Malmen
Ludvika
Merit: 12.9Cert: 39%110 pupils
13 km away91% similarity

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In-depth metrics

Staff stability

Stable

51.2% qualified teachers in municipality (2025)≈ unchanged over 5 years

Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).

Data coverage

What we do not know about Högbergsskolan

Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.

  • MissingResults and score inputsSkolkoll score is not shown for this school type or lacks enough underlying data.
  • MissingEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
  • UncertainResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
  • MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
  • MissingSafety and study environmentWe lack current or displayable survey data about safety and study environment for this school.
  • UncertainAdmissions, placement and important datesMunicipal placement rules, queues and important dates require a local source and should be checked with the municipality or school.
  • MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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Last updated: Source: Skolverket, SALSA, Skolinspektionen, SCB, Kolada, Lantmäteriet

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