Schools in Åmål municipality

Key metrics — Åmål municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Åmål (2025).

Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

204.3 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 213.8)

meritRating9 B

Source

kolada

Period

2025

Quality

B: Direct from source

Passing all subjects year 9

59.5%

Passing mathematics

77.8%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

52.5%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

31.7%

Parents with post-secondary education

52.2%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2024).

Qualified teachers (compulsory school)

66% (national avg: 72.6 %) (county avg: 71.6 %)

certifiedTeachersPercent B

Source

kolada

Period

2024

Quality

B: Direct from source

Qualification municipal / independent

65.9% / 67.8%

Pupils per teacher

10.5

Source: Kolada.

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2024)

66% (national avg: 72.6%)

Stability indicator (2020–2024)

↓ Declining (-7.5 pp)

National trend (2020–2024)

↑ Improving (+1.5 pp)

Forecast 2026

≈ 60.7% (linear extrapolation, -2.2 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2024).

Compulsory school pupils

1,205

Municipal / independent share

84.2% / 15.8%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total)

161,470 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 149,140.8 SEK)

Municipal school cost

164,875 SEK/pupil

Teaching

79,430 SEK/pupil

Premises

30,277 SEK/pupil

Student health

4,255 SEK/pupil

School meals

11,071 SEK/pupil

Learning tools

12,478 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Åmål.

Student health (compulsory)

4,255 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)

Student health (upper secondary)

3,350 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)

Easy to access help, year 5

30.5%

Easy to access help, year 8

28.7%

Safety at school

64.7%

Study environment (studiero)

40.4%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Åmål (2025).

Passed mother tongue, year 9

100%

Passed SvA, year 9

81.5%

Newly arrived (last 3 years)

1.7%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘ∿Model computedThis value is calculated using a statistical model.This affectsSALSA score (municipality)SALSA is model-based and does not explain the full variation in school outcomes.Read more →Read more about the method →

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.

Top merit-value schools

Top 1 schools by year-9 merit value.

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Åmål (2024).

Number of pupils

15

Share of compulsory school pupils

1.1%

Cost per pupil

1,072,182 SEK/year

Teachers per 100 pupils

3.3

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Upper-secondary statistics

Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Åmål (2024).

Upper-secondary pupils

461

Graduating within 3 years

73.4% (national avg: 71.3 %)

University eligibility (3 years)

55.2% (national avg: 57.5 %)

Qualified teachers (upper secondary)

86.5% (national avg: 85.3 %)

Cost per upper-secondary pupil

172,079 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)

Grade points upper secondary (avg)

15.4 (national avg: 14.8)

Pupils per teacher (upper secondary)

9.2

Municipal upper-secondary cost

147,675 SEK/pupil

Withdrawn study support

4.5%

Foreign background (upper secondary)

36%

Diploma/certificate within 3 years

76.2%

Directly to university

28.9% (national avg: 16.7 %)

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Åmål going on to higher education (2022).

Directly to university

28.9% (national avg: 16.7 %)

University eligibility (all)

55.2% (national avg: 57.5 %)

Eligibility — academic programmes

86.3% (national avg: 82.4 %)

Eligibility — vocational programmes

38.9% (national avg: 27.4 %)

Graduating within 3 years

73.4% (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 Åmål (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025)

449

Ages 16–18 (2030)

407 (-9.4%)

Ages 6–15 (2025)

1,287

Ages 6–15 (2030)

1,168 (-9.2%)

Ages 1–5 (2025)

504

Total school age (2035)

1,863

Source: SCB population forecast. The forecast indicates future demand pressure.

Komvux (adult education)

Key metrics for municipal adult education in Åmål (2024).

Number of komvux pupils

395

Cost per FTE student

134,956 SEK/year

Passing grades, basic level

37.2%

Passing grades, upper-sec. level

74.8%

Teacher licence, basic level

67.7%

Teacher licence, upper-sec. level

53.9%

Net cost basic adult edu.

310 SEK/capita/year

Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.

489 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Åmål (2024).

Number of SFI pupils

123

Cost per FTE student

436 SEK/year

SFI course D pass rate

100%

Teachers with licence

0%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool in Åmål

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

Enrolled children

456

Preschool units

12 (7 municipal, 5 independent)

Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool

87% (national avg: 86.8%)

Children per group

15.2 (national avg: 15)

Children per group (1–3 years)

12.5 (national avg: 12.1)

Children per FTE

4.7 (national avg: 5)

Preschool teacher licence

62% (national avg: 46.5%)

Pedagogical higher education

57% (national avg: 45.9%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child

50,524 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)

Children in after-school care

502

Children per FTE

24.3 (national avg: 21.6)

Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled

55.4% (national avg: 57.6 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Åmål (2024).

Children in pedagogical care

27

Share of children 1–5

4.4%

Cost per enrolled child

124,618 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Åmål (2024).

Open preschool units

1

Open preschool FTEs

1

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth

8.2%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Åmål (2024).

Initiated child investigations

102.4 per 1,000 pop. 0–20

Children placed in care

17.1 per 1,000 pop. 0–20

Net cost child/youth welfare

2,962 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

Children's economic conditions

Child poverty and economic standard in Åmål (2024).

Children in economic hardship

24.7%

Source: SCB — EU poverty threshold (60% of median) and weighted DeSO medians.

Demographics

Population data for Åmål (2025).

Total population

11,679

Population change

-1.9%

Ages 1–5 (preschool age)

491

Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age)

1,145

Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age)

447

Higher education 25–64

19.5%

Foreign-born 20–64

19.5%

16–24 not in work/education

6.4%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Åmål (2024).

Single without children

45.5%

Single with children

5.7%

Couple without children

26.8%

Couple with children

16.6%

Other households

5.4%

Total number of households

6,004

Source: SCB.

Migration patterns

In- and out-migration in Åmål (2024).

In-migration

568

Out-migration

590

Net migration

-22

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Åmål (2025).

Newly arrived received

0.6 per 1,000 pop.

Newly arrived children 0–17

0 per 1,000 pop.

Establishment rate after 2 years

61%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Åmål (2025).

Municipal tax rate

22.5%

Total tax rate (municipality+region)

33.9%

Tax base

230,866 SEK/capita

Annual result

2,291 SEK/capita

Result, share of tax+grants

2.7%

Solidity

27.8%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households

4.8 per 1,000 pop.

Young adults 18–24 with assistance

9.4%

Assistance months (avg)

39.9

Net cost economic assistance

1,884 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school

12,478 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Åmål.

Overcrowded households (Kolada)

10.2%

Completed dwellings

0 per 1,000 pop.

Good public transport

97.9%

Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s

88%

Rental

26%

Cooperative

8.3%

Owner-occupied

63.9%

Overcrowded (SCB, norm 2)

10.1%

Cars in traffic

6,176

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Åmål (2024).

Reported crimes (total)

11,641 per 100,000 pop.

Violent crimes

1,378 per 100,000 pop.

Burglaries

529 per 100,000 pop.

Drug crimes

563 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Åmål (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64

9,476 SEK/year

LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64

1.5

Source: Kolada.

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Åmål (2024).

Share of pupils 6–19

13.9%

Number of pupils

265

Average pupil fee

913 SEK/pupil

Cost per capita

629 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Åmål (2024).

Loans per capita

6.4 per capita

Children's book loans (0–17)

0 per capita

Active borrowers

48.4%

Media allocation

569 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Åmål (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita

3.7 tonnes

Organic food (municipal kitchens)

17.3%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2024).

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

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 Åmål.

Åmål 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.

Comparison with peer municipalities

Åmål compared with 7 statistically similar municipalities. Colour coding: better / average / worse than peer average (±3%).

Source: Kolada. Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Västra Götalands län.

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Åmål belongs to SCB municipality group C8 — Landsbygdskommun: kommun med mindre än 15 000 invånare i den största tätorten, låg pendling. 40 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

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

All 27 schools in Åmål

Common questions about schools in Åmål

How many schools are there in Åmål?

Åmål municipality has 27 active school units: 5 compulsory schools and 3 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 22 are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,069 pupils attend schools in Åmål.

What are the merit values in Åmål?

The average year-9 merit value in Åmål is 204.3 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Kristinebergskolan with 204.3 points.

Which school in Åmål has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Karlbergsgymnasiet 1 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Åmål at 91.4%. The municipal average is 62.6%.

How much does a school place cost in Åmål?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Åmål is 161,470 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 164,875 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Åmål?

Student health services in Åmål cost 4,255 SEK per pupil (2024). 30.5% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 28.7%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.