All compulsory schools in Årjäng — 7 schools

Årjäng has 7 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 224.1 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Årjäng

All 7 compulsory schools in Årjäng sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Holmedals skola81 %60Municipal
Nordmarkens skola H224.158 %330Municipal
Nordmarkens skola L81 %140Municipal
Nordmarkens skola M80 %140Municipal
Signebyns Friskola78 %20Independent
Svensbyn skola61 %50Municipal
Töcksfors skola LM73 %170Municipal

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Årjäng municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
224.1 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
80 %
Pass in mathematics
92.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
64.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
62.2 %
Parents with post-secondary education
41.5 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Årjäng municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
70.1 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
69.8 % / 78.4 %
Pupils per teacher
10.3

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Årjäng municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025)
70.1 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+6.3 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Årjäng (%)

Trend: 63.8 to 70.1, upward
2020: 63.8 %2025: 70.1 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
908
Municipal / independent share
97.6 % / 2.4 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 186,978 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 167,629 SEK/pupil

Teaching
82,185 SEK
Premises
29,567 SEK
Student health
5,002 SEK
Meals
8,524 SEK
Learning tools
6,590 SEK
Other
35,761 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Årjäng municipality.

Student health, compulsory school
5,002 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
68.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
59 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
48.5 %
Safety at school
75.3 %
Study calm
22.8 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Årjäng municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish
24.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
3.3 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
77.8 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
3.3 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

+12Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Årjäng, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Nordmarkens skola H224213+12

Highest merit score in Årjäng

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
Nordmarkens skola HÅRJÄNGS KOMMUN224.1+1257.7 %330

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Årjäng municipality (2025).

Number of pupils
12
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1.2 %
Cost per pupil
896,000 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
3.5

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada