How many schools are there in Arboga?

Arboga municipality has 24 active school units: 8 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 21 are municipal and 3 are independent. A total of 2,324 pupils attend schools in Arboga.

What are the merit values in Arboga?

The average year-9 merit value in Arboga is 226.2 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Stureskolan with 240.3 points.

Which school in Arboga has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Vasagymnasiet has the highest share of qualified teachers in Arboga at 92.9%. The municipal average is 77.3%.

How much does a school place cost in Arboga?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Arboga is 138,550 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 134,146 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Arboga?

Student health services in Arboga cost 4,511 SEK per pupil (2024). 54% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 41.8%.

Schools in Arboga municipality

24 active school units in Arboga, Västmanlands län. The three most common school forms: 10 preschool, 8 compulsory school, 7 after-school care (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 7 May 2026. School data covers 2023/24; Kolada data may cover different periods.

Arboga has 24 schools with an average merit value of 226.2, which is near the national average. Teacher qualification: 77.3% (above the national average of 73.3%).

24 schools 2,324 pupils 77.3% qualified teachers Stable population

Summary — Arboga

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Merit value has increased by 9.8 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
Schools perform on average +5 merit points above expectations (SALSA model).
The number of compulsory school pupils is projected to decrease by 16% by 2035 (SCB forecast).
Preschools have 5.5 children per FTE — 0.5 more than the national average (5).
Arboga has 24 active schools (8 compulsory, 1 upper secondary), of which 13% are independent.

Key metrics — Arboga municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

24 Active schools 21 municipal, 3 independent

2,324 Total pupils 8 compulsory, 1 upper secondary

226.2 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 2 schools (national avg: 228.5)

77.3% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

138,550 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

12.6 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.6 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.5)

Arboga municipality has 24 schools with an average merit value of 226.2 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Arboga outperforms its peers.

Development over time

Key education metrics for Arboga over 6 years (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↑ +4.5 %

2020: 216.9 p 2025: 226.7 p

Merit values have increased by 9.8 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↑ +1.4 %

2020: 71.1 % 2025: 72.1 %

The share of qualified teachers has increased by 1 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +16.5 %

2020: 118,899 SEK 2024: 138,550 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 19,651 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Arboga compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

2/7 Merit value

2/7 Qual. teachers

1/7 Cost/pupil

All 24 schools in Arboga

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
608474	Preschool	Medåkers Friskola Ekonomisk Förening	30	25.9%
Anpassad grundskola	Adapted compulsory school, After-school care	Arboga kommun	—	—
BIET	Preschool	Arboga kommun	34	60.4%
Brattbergsskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Arboga kommun	110	85.5%
Central Insamlingsenhet		Arboga kommun	—	—
FASANEN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	60	68.6%
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET SOLKATTEN	Preschool	Föräldrakooperativet Solkatten I Arboga Ekonomisk Förening	17	72.1%
Gäddgårdsskolan 7-9	Compulsory school	Arboga kommun	240	61.8%
Gäddgårdsskolan F-6	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Arboga kommun	310	79.2%
Götlunda skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Arboga kommun	80	73.5%
Ladubacksskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Arboga kommun	230	81.5%
Medåkers Friskola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Medåkers Friskola Ekonomisk förening	30	—
NORRGÅRDEN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	23	50%
Nybyholmsskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Arboga kommun	100	73.6%
REGNBÅGEN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	92	47.9%
SKOGSGLÄNTAN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	140	59.8%
SOLROSEN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	36	44.2%
SÖRGÅRDEN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	51	65.3%
Stureskolan	Compulsory school	Arboga kommun	310	70.6%
Vasagymnasiet	Upper secondary school	Arboga kommun	340	92.9%
VÄSTERGÅRDEN	Preschool	Arboga kommun	91	66.5%
Vuxenutbildning, komvux	Adult education	Arboga kommun	—	—
Vuxenutbildning, Särvux	Adult education	Arboga kommun	—	—
Vuxenutbildning, SFI	Adult education	Arboga kommun	—	—

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

226.7 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

72.1% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

138,550 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

68.4% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Arboga (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

226.7 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 212.6)

Merit score year 9 B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Passing all subjects year 9

68.4%

Passing mathematics

88%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

67.7%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

46.3%

Parents with post-secondary education

58.5%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

72.1% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 66.4 %)

Certified teachers B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Qualification municipal / independent

73.6% / 32%

Pupils per teacher

12.6

Source: Kolada.

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Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2025): 72.1% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+1.0 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 70.4% (linear extrapolation, +0.2 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Compulsory school pupils: 1,367
Municipal / independent share: 97.8% / 2.2%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total): 138,550 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 148,799.3 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 134,146 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 65,422 SEK/pupil
Premises: 21,577 SEK/pupil
Student health: 4,511 SEK/pupil
School meals: 7,331 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 5,669 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Arboga.

Student health (compulsory): 4,511 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 1,841 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 54%
Easy to access help, year 8: 41.8%
Safety at school: 75.5%
Study environment (studiero): 43.4%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Arboga (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 25.5%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 10.1%
Swedish as a second language: 16.2%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 77.8%
Passed SvA, year 9: 76%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 1.3%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed

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.

+5.0 Average residual (merit value) for 2 schools

SALSA score (municipality) ↑ 2020/21 2024/25

2020/21: -7.0 2024/25: +5.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Stureskolan	240	224	+16.0
Gäddgårdsskolan 7-9	212	218	-6.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 2 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Stureskolan	Arboga kommun	240.3	+16.0	70.6%	310
Gäddgårdsskolan 7-9	Arboga kommun	212.1	-6.0	61.8%	240

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Arboga (2025).

Number of pupils: 42
Cost per pupil: 497,405 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 3.6

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↑ +4.5%

2020: 216.9 p 2025: 226.7 p

Qualified teachers ↑ +1.4%

2020: 71.1 % 2025: 72.1 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +16.5%

2020: 118,899 SEK 2024: 138,550 SEK

Number of pupils ↑ +4.4%

2020: 1,309 2025: 1,367

Independent share ↑ +4.8%

2020: 2.1 % 2025: 2.2 %

Pupils per teacher ↑ +5%

2020: 12 2025: 12.6

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +23.3%

2020: 3,658 SEK 2024: 4,511 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↓ -9.1%

2022: 59.4 % 2025: 54 %

Student health yr 8 ↓ -28.4%

2022: 58.4 % 2025: 41.8 %

Safety ↓ -6.2%

2022: 80.5 % 2025: 75.5 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

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

Upper-secondary pupils: 419
Graduating within 3 years: 58.2% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 40.5% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 92.9% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 170,926 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.3 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 11.3
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 153,159 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 14,449 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 8.5%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 34%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 66.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +23.2%

2020: 138,787 SEK 2024: 170,926 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↓ -16.9%

2020: 70 % 2025: 58.2 %

Qualified teachers US ↑ +24.4%

2020: 74.7 % 2025: 92.9 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +37.6%

2020: 1,338 SEK 2024: 1,841 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↓ -22.1%

2020: 52 % 2025: 40.5 %

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Arboga going on to higher education.

University eligibility (all): 40.5% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 72.2% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 19.6% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 58.2% (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 Arboga (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 434
Ages 16–18 (2030): 493 (+13.6%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 1,589
Ages 6–15 (2030): 1,492 (-6.1%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 644
Total school age (2035): 2,446

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

Adult education

Komvux and SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Komvux (adult education)

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

Number of komvux pupils: 492
Cost per FTE student: 49,342 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 79.3%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 68.4%
Teacher licence, basic level: 100%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 31.5%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 217 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 166 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Arboga (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 103
Cost per FTE student: 249 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 63.5%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Arboga

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

Enrolled children: 574
Preschool units: 10 (8 municipal, 2 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 87.9% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 12.8 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 9.6 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 5.5 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 59.9% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 56.8% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child: 35,018 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 518
Children per FTE: 22.7 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 39.5% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 48.2% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 81.5% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Arboga (2025).

Children in pedagogical care: 0

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Arboga (2024).

Open preschool units: 0
Open preschool FTEs: 0

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

After-school SEK/child ↓ -15.4%

2020: 41,415 SEK 2024: 35,018 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↓ -1.4%

2020: 48.9 % 2025: 48.2 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth: 10.7%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

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

Initiated child investigations: 68.8 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 18 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 3,320 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

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Demographics and population

Population, households and migration patterns

Demographics

Population data for Arboga (2025).

Total population: 13,929
Population change: -0.4%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 627
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 1,418
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 427
Higher education 25–64: 21%
Foreign-born 20–64: 19.2%
16–24 not in work/education: 7.9%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Arboga (2024).

Single without children: 43.5%
Single with children: 5.6%
Couple without children: 28.5%
Couple with children: 16.8%
Other households: 5.5%
Total number of households: 6,935

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3%).

Municipality	Distance	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Pupils
Arboga you	—	226.2	77.3%	138,550 SEK	2,324
Kungsör	14.7 km	197.3	72.6%	161,004 SEK	1,236
Köping	17.5 km	212.3	78.2%	145,581 SEK	4,751
Hallstahammar	32 km	219.7	71.7%	141,568 SEK	2,663
Surahammar	34.2 km	221.4	65.6%	138,580 SEK	1,546
Örebro	38 km	226.4	72.3%	139,106 SEK	31,567
Lindesberg	38.4 km	188.5	67.7%	155,419 SEK	4,163
Neighbour avg.		210.9	71.4%	146,876 SEK	7,654

Merit value year 9

Örebro

226.4

Arboga

226.2

Surahammar

221.4

Hallstahammar

219.7

Köping

212.3

Kungsör

197.3

Lindesberg

188.5

Qualified teachers

Köping

78.2%

Arboga

77.3%

Kungsör

72.6%

Örebro

72.3%

Hallstahammar

71.7%

Lindesberg

67.7%

Surahammar

65.6%

Source: Skolverket & Kolada. Municipalities selected by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Arboga (2024).

Newly arrived received: 4.2 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 0 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 67.1%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ +33.3%

2020: -0.3 % 2025: -0.4 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↑ +33.9%

2020: 5.9 % 2024: 7.9 %

Newly arrived ↑ +1,300%

2020: 0.3 2024: 4.2

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Arboga (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 22.4%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 33.3%
Tax base: 249,382 SEK/capita
Annual result: 893 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 1.2%
Solidity: 65.1%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households: 3.1 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 4.6%
Assistance months (avg): 44.1
Net cost economic assistance: 1,552 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 5,669 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 14,449 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Arboga.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 10.8%
Completed dwellings: 0.2 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 95.9%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 75.2%
Rental: 32.8%
Cooperative: 10.4%
Owner-occupied: 55.5%
Cars in traffic: 7,253

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate → unchanged

2020: 22.4 % 2025: 22.4 %

Economic assistance ↓ -43.6%

2020: 5.5 2024: 3.1

Overcrowding ↓ -17.6%

2020: 13.1 % 2025: 10.8 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Arboga (2025).

Reported crimes (total): 10,205 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 709 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 315 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 1,003 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Arboga (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 5,875 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 0.9

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees in Arboga (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 7.5%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 34.8% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 5.1%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 7.8%
Sick leave >49 years: 7.6%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.6% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

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

Share of pupils 6–19: 15.6%
Number of pupils: 335
Average pupil fee: 1,239 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 697 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Arboga (2024).

Loans per capita: 9.4 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 4.4 per capita
Active borrowers: 19.2%
Media allocation: 597 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Arboga (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 3.8 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 31.8%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2024).

Culture school share ↓ -6%

2020: 16.6 % 2024: 15.6 %

Reported crimes ↓ -5.7%

2020: 10,822.7 2025: 10,204.6

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +48.6%

2020: 7.2 % 2024: 10.7 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -9.5%

2020: 4.2 t 2023: 3.8 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +42.7%

2020: 52.7 % 2024: 75.2 %

Total sick leave ↑ +1.4%

2020: 7.4 % 2025: 7.5 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +100%

2020: 0.3 % 2024: 0.6 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↓ -24.5%

2020: 652 2024: 492

Cost adult edu./pupil ↓ -12%

2020: 56,089 SEK 2024: 49,342 SEK

Passing basic level ↓ -1.7%

2020: 80.7 % 2024: 79.3 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -1.7%

2020: 69.6 % 2024: 68.4 %

Licence basic level → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2023: 100 %

Licence upper sec. level ↓ -68.5%

2020: 100 % 2023: 31.5 %

SFI pupils ↓ -31.8%

2020: 151 2024: 103

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2022: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

2020 71.1%

2025 (latest) 72.1%

Forecast 2027 70.4% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 66.4%

National avg 73.3%

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 Arboga.

Cost per pupil: 138,550 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 226.7 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.6 (national avg: 1.6)

Arboga achieves more merit points per invested krona than the national average — an indication of good cost-effectiveness.

Source: Kolada. Merit value per cost unit is a simplified measure and should be interpreted considering the municipality's socioeconomic conditions.

Peer municipalities

Compare Arboga with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

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

Municipality	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs	SALSA score
Arboga you	226.7	72.1%	138,550 SEK	58.2%	+5.0
Surahammar	221.4	70%	138,580 SEK	71.7%	+16.0
Hallstahammar	221.2	69%	141,568 SEK	73.5%	-1.0
Västerås	224.9	66.3%	136,647 SEK	72%	-4.9
Köping	213.7	70.3%	145,581 SEK	62.1%	-3.0
Sala	209.9	64.8%	140,154 SEK	65%	-9.5
Norberg	201.6	67.2%	151,177 SEK	63.1%	-2.0
Kungsör	197.3	73%	161,004 SEK	55.7%	-9.0
Peer average	212.9	68.7%	144,959 SEK	66.2%	-1.9

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

SurahammarHallstahammarVästeråsKöpingSala

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

SurahammarHallstahammarVästeråsKöpingSala

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

SurahammarHallstahammarVästeråsKöpingSala

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

SurahammarHallstahammarVästeråsKöpingSala

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

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Commuting municipality near a smaller town

Benchmark vs SCB group C7

Arboga belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Commuting municipality near a smaller town: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a smaller town. Here is how Arboga compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Arboga Group median

Merit value 226.7 (median: 207.4)

93th

Qualified teachers 72.1 (median: 70.9)

60th

Students/teacher 12.6 (median: 10.6)

3th

Cost/pupil 138550 (median: 153333.9)

89th

Graduating 3 yrs 58.2 (median: 65.4)

16th

All subjects passed 68.4 (median: 61.6)

80th

✅ Above group median for merit value

✅ Above group median for qualified teachers

✅ Above group median for cost/pupil

✅ Above group median for all subjects passed

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Arboga	226.7	72.1%	138,550 SEK	58.2%
Boxholm	224.5	79.6%	164,524 SEK	67.9%
Bromölla	203	75.2%	145,712 SEK	67.9%
Degerfors	209.1	76.1%	139,707 SEK	49.5%
Eksjö	217.9	65.4%	151,682 SEK	71.1%
Emmaboda	216.4	77.7%	181,122 SEK	64.3%
Essunga	177.6	69.3%	162,716 SEK	81.3%
Fagersta	206.3	56%	146,282 SEK	54.1%
Gnosjö	222.8	64.2%	146,135 SEK	62.3%

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

Common questions about schools in Arboga

How many schools are there in Arboga?: Arboga municipality has 24 active school units: 8 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 21 are municipal and 3 are independent. A total of 2,324 pupils attend schools in Arboga.
What are the merit values in Arboga?: The average year-9 merit value in Arboga is 226.2 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Stureskolan with 240.3 points.
Which school in Arboga has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Vasagymnasiet has the highest share of qualified teachers in Arboga at 92.9%. The municipal average is 77.3%.
How much does a school place cost in Arboga?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Arboga is 138,550 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 134,146 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Arboga?: Student health services in Arboga cost 4,511 SEK per pupil (2024). 54% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 41.8%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Timeline — school events in Arboga

03/05/2026
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET SOLKATTEN: Renamed from Förskola 769722 to FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET SOLKATTEN
26/04/2026
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET SOLKATTEN: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET SOLKATTEN to Förskola 769722

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Municipalities in the same SCB group

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