Compulsory schools in Eksjö

Eksjö has 13 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 211.5 points. Data from Skolverket 2025/26.

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All compulsory schools in Eksjö

All 13 compulsory schools in Eksjö sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Broarps skola	–	32 %	20	Independent
Furulundsskolan	193.8	52 %	100	Municipal
Furulundsskolan A	–	40 %	140	Municipal
Grevhagsskolan	–	87 %	150	Municipal
Grevhagsskolan B	–	71 %	160	Municipal
Hultskolan	–	55 %	80	Municipal
Höredaskolan	–	86 %	110	Municipal
Ingatorpsskolan	–	57 %	80	Municipal
Linnéskolan	–	88 %	250	Municipal
Norrtullskolan	–	72 %	130	Municipal
Norrtullskolan B	–	65 %	150	Municipal
Prästängsskolan A	219.1	63 %	270	Municipal
Prästängsskolan B	221.7	65 %	260	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 217.9 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 219.7 / 186.5
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 65.2 %
Pass in mathematics: 80.8 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 79.5 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 63 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 62.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 65.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 67.3 % / 31.9 %
Pupils per teacher: 9.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 65.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+4.8 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Eksjö (%)

2020: 60.6 %2025: 65.4 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 1,857
Municipal / independent share: 98.9 % / 1.1 %

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: 156,828 SEK(national avg: 144,800 SEK)

Municipal schools: 148,587 SEK/pupil

Teaching

78,783 SEK

Premises

21,229 SEK

Student health

6,016 SEK

Meals

7,747 SEK

Learning tools

6,493 SEK

Other

28,319 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 6,016 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,275 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 90.6 %
Preventive work (staff): 83.5 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 73.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 64 %
Safety at school: 79.3 %
Study calm: 38.1 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 27 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 13.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 19.1 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 69.4 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 2.3 %

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.

Average deviation (merit score) across 3 schools: -10

SALSA results per school in Eksjö, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Prästängsskolan A	226	230	-4
Prästängsskolan B	224	230	-6
Furulundsskolan	196	216	-20

Highest merit score in Eksjö

Top 3 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 3 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Prästängsskolan B	EKSJÖ KOMMUN	221.7	-6	64.9 %	260
Prästängsskolan A	EKSJÖ KOMMUN	219.1	-4	62.5 %	270
Furulundsskolan	EKSJÖ KOMMUN	193.8	-20	51.5 %	100

School ranking — Eksjö

All 3 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 Eksjö sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Prästängsskolan B	221.7	-6	65 %	260
Prästängsskolan A	219.1	-4	63 %	270
Furulundsskolan	193.8	-20	52 %	100

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 Eksjö municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 40
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.9 %
Cost per pupil: 532,528 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.6

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2025/26.

Data from Oct 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada