VBU Smeden in Smedjebacken

Upper secondary school in Smedjebacken, Dalarnas län · VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU

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  • Certified teachers
  • Eligible for higher education
  • Graduation rate
  • Grade points (upper secondary)
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.

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70 pupils 7.3 pupils/teacher

VBU Smeden is an upper secondary school in Smedjebacken, Dalarnas län. The school has 70 pupils and 7.3 pupils per teacher. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Västerbergslagens Utbildningsförbund,vbu.

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

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School signal summary

Above average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
7.3
National: 12.1 Municipality: 10.4
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

School's strengths compared to all upper secondary schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.

Percentile ranking

School's position among all upper secondary schools in Sweden.

Teacher density P91

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Smedjebacken

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
3,175 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
64.1%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
38.9%
Support from student health (staff)
82.6%
Preventive work (staff)
66.6%

View all key figures for Smedjebacken · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Smedjebacken

Population forecast for children ages 16–18 in Smedjebacken. Source: SCB.

346 ages 16–18 (2025)
348 ages 16–18 (2030)
343 ages 16–18 (2035)
+0.6 % Change

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Smedjebacken (2025)
58.3% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -1.2 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Smedjebacken
10.4 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Smedjebacken (%)

2020: 59.5% 2025: 58.3%

All staff data for Smedjebacken

Similar schools

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

Hitachigymnasiet Ludvika
Ludvika
Merit: 15.1 Qual: 80.5% 110 pupils
13 km away 93% similarity
Dahlander kunskapscentrum
Säter
40 pupils
28 km away 88% similarity
VBU Malmen
Ludvika
Merit: 13.2 120 pupils
24 km away 88% similarity
NTI Gymnasiet Borlänge
Borlänge
Merit: 12.4 Qual: 62.5% 100 pupils
38 km away 83% similarity
Rytmus Borlänge
Borlänge
Merit: 15.6 Qual: 72.6% 110 pupils
38 km away 83% similarity

Admission scores by programme

Latest admission scores per programme. Higher scores indicate more competition.

Introduction programme
IMV
— points 2026
Year Admission score
2026 —
Restaurant and food programme
RL
97.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 97.5
Health and social care programme
VO
130 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 130

Admission score = lowest merit value that was admitted to the programme. When scores are unavailable, only the programme listing is shown. Source: Skolverket.

Statistics

Number of pupils
70 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Pupils per teacher
7.3 (municipal avg: 10.4, national: 12.1) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPupils per teacherThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Qualified teachers
— Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsCertified teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Diploma within 3 years
— Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsGraduation rateThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Grade points
— Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsGrade points (upper secondary)This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Eligible for higher education
— Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsEligible for higher educationThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Costs per pupil

Total cost
482 SEK Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCost per studentCosts are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.Read more about the method →
Teaching
138,489 SEK
Facilities
157,500 SEK
Learning materials
14,300 SEK
Student health
12,230 SEK

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Other mother tongue than Swedish
9.7% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
2.9% (municipality avg.)

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
7,154 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
751 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
185 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
306 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Postal address

BOX 830, 77128 LUDVIKA

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About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
12496135
School forms
Upper secondary school
School provider
Västerbergslagens Utbildningsförbund,vbu
Organisation number
2220000802
Provider type
Municipal federation
Municipality
Smedjebacken
County
Dalarnas län
Legal form
Municipal federation
Principal
Magnus Westerlund

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