All compulsory schools in Bollnäs — 15 schools

Bollnäs has 15 compulsory schools of which 6 are independent. Average merit score: 208.9 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Bollnäs

All 15 compulsory schools in Bollnäs sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Alirskolan 7-9	191.5	50 %	330	Municipal
Arbråskolan F-9	203.0	72 %	240	Municipal
Björktjära skola F-6	–	62 %	250	Municipal
Edenskolan	–	–	20	Independent
FRI att VÄXA Växsjö Byskola	–	49 %	60	Independent
Friskolan Lust & Lära	233.3	74 %	400	Independent
Granbergsskolan F-6	–	69 %	120	Municipal
Kilafors skola F-9	207.7	71 %	210	Municipal
Nyhamre skola F-6	–	83 %	300	Municipal
Rengsjöskolan F-6	–	76 %	100	Municipal
Renshammarskolan	–	76 %	410	Municipal
Segersta skola	–	72 %	40	Independent
Sörängs skola	–	63 %	70	Independent
Vallsta skola F-6	–	61 %	70	Municipal
Västansjö skola	–	53 %	80	Independent

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 214.6 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 198.2 / 233
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 73.1 %
Pass in mathematics: 89.4 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 69.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 54 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 55.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 67.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 68.3 % / 65.9 %
Pupils per teacher: 11.1

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 67.7 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+6.1 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Bollnäs (%)

2020: 61.6 %2025: 67.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 2,680
Municipal / independent share: 75.3 % / 24.7 %

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: 141,589 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 144,174 SEK/pupil

Teaching

73,931 SEK

Premises

31,191 SEK

Student health

5,133 SEK

Meals

7,877 SEK

Learning tools

6,149 SEK

Other

19,893 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 5,133 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 58.8 %
Preventive work (staff): 47.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 52.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 46.7 %
Safety at school: 74.5 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Bollnäs municipality (2025).

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 27.1 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 18.2 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 17.5 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 97 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 58.3 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 1.2 %

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.

-7.5Average deviation (merit score) across 4 schools

SALSA results per school in Bollnäs, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Friskolan Lust & Lära	233	227	+7
Alirskolan 7-9	192	201	-9
Kilafors skola F-9	208	221	-13
Arbråskolan F-9	203	218	-15

Highest merit score in Bollnäs

Top 4 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 4 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Friskolan Lust & Lära	Friskolan Lust & Lära i Bollnäs AB	233.3	+7	73.5 %	400
Kilafors skola F-9	BOLLNÄS KOMMUN	207.7	-13	71.1 %	210
Arbråskolan F-9	BOLLNÄS KOMMUN	203	-15	72.1 %	240
Alirskolan 7-9	BOLLNÄS KOMMUN	191.5	-9	49.8 %	330

School ranking — Bollnäs

All 4 compulsory schools with merit data, sorted by merit score yr 9. The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds.

Compulsory schools in Bollnäs sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Friskolan Lust & Lära	233.3	+7	74 %	400
Kilafors skola F-9	207.7	-13	71 %	210
Arbråskolan F-9	203	-15	72 %	240
Alirskolan 7-9	191.5	-9	50 %	330

The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds. Positive value (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = worse. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 42
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.4 %
Cost per pupil: 782,707 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 3.5

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada