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Schools in Essunga municipality

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16 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Essunga, Västra Götaland County. The three most common school forms: 5 preschool, 4 compulsory school, 3 adult education (+3 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 July 2026. School data covers 2024/25; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Essunga

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
4
Upper secondary
0
Preschools
5
Municipal
16
Independent
0

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2024/25. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Essunga has 16 schools with a merit value of 177.6 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 69.3% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

16 schools821 pupils69.3% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Essunga

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Essunga municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

16Active schools16 municipal, 0 independent
821Total pupils4 compulsory, 0 upper secondary
177.6Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
69.3%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
170,257 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
10.7Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Essunga municipality has 16 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 177.6 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (69.3%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Essunga

How many schools are there in Essunga?
Essunga municipality has 16 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 4 of the units offer compulsory education, 0 offer upper-secondary education and 5 offer preschool. 16 of the units are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 821 pupils attend schools in Essunga.
What are the merit values in Essunga?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Essunga is 177.6 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Nossebro skola 7-9 with 177.6 points.
Which school in Essunga has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Nossebro skola F-6 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Essunga at 80.1%. The municipality value is 69.3% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Essunga?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Essunga is 170,257 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 162,774 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Essunga organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Essunga
Mother-tongue tuition

11.7% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 4,674 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Essunga compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
7/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
7/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Essunga

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Essunga
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Essunga: 4 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Nossebro skola F-6 with Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Lowest: Nossebro skola 7-9 with Skolkoll score 28 out of 100.

Nossebro skola F-6
Skolkoll score 55 out of 100
Bredöls skola F-6
Skolkoll score 52 out of 100
Jonslunds skola F-6
Skolkoll score 42 out of 100
Nossebro skola 7-9
Skolkoll score 28 out of 100
4 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Essunga

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Essunga with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Bredöls skola F-6Compulsory school, Preschool classESSUNGA KOMMUN10074.3%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Near average.
Jonslunds skola F-6Compulsory school, Preschool classESSUNGA KOMMUN13059.5%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Nossebro anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolESSUNGA KOMMUN———
Nossebro skola 7-9Compulsory schoolESSUNGA KOMMUN21065.3%Skolkoll score 28 out of 100. Below average.
Nossebro skola F-6Compulsory school, Preschool classESSUNGA KOMMUN18080.1%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in EssungaEssunga has 5 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Essunga with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Essunga you—177.669.3%170,257 SEK
Grästorp15.8 km218.370.1%168,785 SEK
Vara16.6 km203.671.5%158,959 SEK
Vårgårda20.6 km202.266.2%144,739 SEK
Herrljunga26 km21172.3%155,684 SEK
Trollhättan27.3 km227.371.4%140,120 SEK
Alingsås30.6 km219.972.1%134,813 SEK
Neighbour avg213.770.6%150,517 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2024/25. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Essunga municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Essunga place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Essunga

  1. Bredöls skola F-6: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

  2. Fritidshem Jonslund: Address changed from Cypressvägen 1, Jonslunds skola, 46595 Nossebro to Ekvägen 4, 46595 Nossebro

  3. Jonslunds skola F-6: Address changed from Jonslunds skola, 46595 Nossebro to Ekvägen 4, 46595 Nossebro

  4. Jonslunds skola F-6: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

  5. Nossebro skola F-6: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

  6. Bredöls skola F-6: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

  7. Fritidshem Jonslund: Address changed from Cypressvägen 1, Jonslunds skola, 46595 Nossebro to Ekvägen 4, 46595 Nossebro

  8. Jonslunds skola F-6: Address changed from Jonslunds skola, 46595 Nossebro to Ekvägen 4, 46595 Nossebro

  9. Jonslunds skola F-6: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

  10. Nossebro skola F-6: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

  11. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga Anpassad utbildning: Start date changed from not_registered to 2025-08-15

  12. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga Anpassad utbildning: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  13. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga Anpassad utbildning: Start date changed from 2025-08-15 to 2025-08-11

  14. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga Anpassad utbildning: Address changed from Fabriksgatan 2, 53160 Lidköping to Södra vägen 9B, 46531 Nossebro

  15. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga grund/gy: Address changed from Fabriksgatan 2, 53160 Lidköping to Södra vägen 9B, 46531 Nossebro

  16. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga yrkesutbildning: Address changed from Fabriksgatan 2, 53160 Lidköping to Södra vägen 9B, 46531 Nossebro

  17. Bredöls skola F-6: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: madelaine.hallin@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57106 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: madelaine.hallin@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57106

  18. Fritidshem Bredöl: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: madelaine.hallin@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57106 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: madelaine.hallin@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57106

  19. Fritidshem Jonslund: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: skolkontor@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57041 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: anna-karin.lindberg@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57041

  20. Fritidshem Nossebro: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: lamis.daher@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57023 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: lamis.daher@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57023

  21. Jonslunds skola F-6: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: anna-karin.lindberg@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57041 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: anna-karin.lindberg@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57041

  22. Nossebro anpassad grundskola: Contact details changed from url: www.essunga.se, email: matilda.karelund@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57130 to url: www.essunga.se, email: matilda.karelund@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57130

  23. Nossebro skola 7-9: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: gabriel.hukvist@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57009 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: gabriel.hukvist@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57009

  24. Nossebro skola F-6: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: lamis.daher@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57023 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: lamis.daher@essunga.se, phone: 0512-57023

  25. Nossebro skola 7-9: Head changed

  26. Nossebro skola 7-9: Contact details changed from url: http://www.essunga.se, email: therese.hoog@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57009 to url: http://www.essunga.se, email: gabriel.hukvist@edu.essunga.se, phone: 0512-57009

  27. Campus Västra Skaraborg, Essunga yrkesutbildning: Head changed

  28. Bredöls skola F-6: Renamed from Bredöls skola to Bredöls skola F-6

  29. Bredöls skola F-6: Address changed from Malma Bredöl 109/Bredöls skola, 46591 Nossebro to Malma Bredöl 109, 46591 Nossebro

  30. Bredöls skola F-6: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

… and 123 older events.

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