Stureskolan in Boden

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Boden, Norrbottens län · BODENS KOMMUN

6 values has limited history

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There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

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Skolkoll score: 34 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs below average
340 pupils 67.4% qualified teachers Merit 189.7 8.5 pupils/teacher Grade deviation -0.6 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results 6
Staff 30
Value-added 29
Safety 66
Resources 92

Stureskolan is a compulsory school in Boden, Norrbottens län. The school has 340 pupils and 8.5 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 189.7 points. 67.4% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Bodens kommun.

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

Result history: 5 years
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Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

1 warning signal identified
SALSA underperformance -25.0

Merit value is 25 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -25.0).

School signal summary

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
189.7 ↑
National: 227.7 Municipality: 222.0
Pupils/teacher
8.5 ↓
National: 12.1 Municipality: 10.6
Qualified teachers
67.4% ↑
National: 74.0% Municipality: 67.6%
Eligible for upper secondary
65.5% ↑
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

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

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P6
Qualified teachers P30
Teacher density P92
Upper secondary eligibility P5

Safety index

66 /100
Safety 77%
Study environment 54%
Anti-bullying 60%
Staff 66%

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Boden

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

137,700 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
72,836 SEK Teaching
19,813 SEK Facilities
8,720 SEK Meals
12,177 SEK Learning materials
4,620 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 141,110 SEK/pupil.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,620 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
62%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
41.3%
Support from student health (staff)
81.8%
Preventive work (staff)
76.6%

View all key figures for Boden · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Boden

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Boden. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
16.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
34.4% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
64,620 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
53.1% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
1,120

View all key figures for Boden · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Boden

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Boden. Source: SCB.

2,863 ages 6–15 (2025)
2,792 ages 6–15 (2030)
2,472 ages 6–15 (2035)
-2.5 % Change

Staff & stability

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

This school

Indicator based on the share of permanently employed, senior and qualified teachers. The school has high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
90%
Senior teachers
10.4%
Qualified teachers
67.4%

Teacher turnover: 10.3% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 67.6% (national: 74%).

A high share of permanently employed and qualified teachers indicates a more stable staff situation. Source: Skolverket Statistical Database.

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 → — Boden (2025)
63.7% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -4.6 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Boden
11.2 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Boden (%)

2020: 68.3% 2025: 63.7%

All staff data for Boden

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

190 Actual merit value
214 Modelled value
-25.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Boden): -9.2

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (340 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.2 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
13%
Share of boys
53.0%
Pass in all subjects
52% (model: 61%, score: -9)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: -4.0 2024/25: -25.0

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Similar schools

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

Kungsängsskolan
Norrköping
Qual: 74.6% 320 pupils
89% similarity
Noblaskolan Boden
Boden
Merit: 243.2 Qual: 69.8% 340 pupils
0 km away 89% similarity
Torpgärdsskolan
Boden
Qual: 71.3% 250 pupils
2 km away 88% similarity
Björkskataskolan 7-9
Luleå
Merit: 228 390 pupils
32 km away 84% similarity
Älvåkraskolan
Älvsbyn
Merit: 218.3 Qual: 69.6% 260 pupils
36 km away 83% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Stureskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-25.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 1 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -2.8

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Stureskolan Boden 190 -25.0 67.4%
Nya Centralskolan i Virserum AB Hultsfred 212 -4.0 64.3%
Bäckahagens skola Stockholm 191 -17.0 81.2%
Ribbyskolan Haninge 209 +2.0 83.3%
Frölundaskolan F-9 Göteborg 170 -33.0 64.5%
Skogsbacksskolan Botkyrka 213 +4.0 56.4%
Kyrkhedens skola 4-9 Hagfors 216 -1.0 57.3%
Gränsskolan Haparanda 196 -18.0 61.1%
Skårbyskolan Söder Kungsbacka 218 -3.0 78.6%
Augustenborgsskolan Malmö 215 +14.0 65.4%
Grimstaskolan Stockholm 187 -14.0 65.7%
Broskolan Upplands-Bro 198 -6.0 57.1%
Katolska skolan av Notre Dame Göteborg 240 +18.0 77.1%
Stålforsskolan 7-9 Eskilstuna 208 -9.0 68.6%
Frödingskolan Karlstad 209 +15.0 79.1%
Rönnenskolan Malmö 202 +10.0 53.9%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

106 Pupils yr 9
-9.9 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
65.5% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
100
Year 8
131
Year 9
106

Statistics

Number of pupils
340 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
8.5 (municipal avg: 10.6, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
67.4% (municipal avg: 67.6%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
189.7 (municipal avg: 222, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
65.5% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
11.6%
NP English yr 9
14.2%
NP Mathematics yr 9
9.5%
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
137,900 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
74,000 SEK
Facilities
18,400 SEK
Meals
8,200 SEK
Learning materials
10,400 SEK
Student health
4,050 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
75%
Permanently employed
90% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
10.4%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
10.3%
Pupils per counsellor
665.3
Certified in subject(s)
65.3% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
194.1
Share of female teachers
76.2%

School survey — radar chart

Student responses across 5 dimensions. Grey area = national average. What does the survey measure?

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 82% +0.2 pp
Study environment 54% -2.5 pp
Anti-bullying 66% +0.9 pp
Stimulation 66% +0.1 pp
Support 75% +1 pp
Avg 69%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

NKI per year (0–10): the "nojdhet" dimension when present, otherwise the average of all survey dimensions. What does the survey measure?

6.2 2023 6.2 2025
Stable (+0.0 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
18%
Gender
53.0% boys, 47.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
13% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
13.5% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
10.3% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
60.9%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
10,569 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,094 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
177 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
748 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Eligible for upper secondary
65.5% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

96186 BODEN

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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
83862028
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
School provider
Bodens kommun
Organisation number
2120002767
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Boden
County
Norrbottens län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Anna Elisabet Thorsson

For definitions and methodology: method, data sources and glossary.

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