All compulsory schools in Essunga — 4 schools

Essunga has 4 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 177.6 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Essunga

All 4 compulsory schools in Essunga sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Bredöls skola F-6	–	74 %	100	Municipal
Jonslunds skola F-6	–	60 %	130	Municipal
Nossebro skola 7-9	177.6	65 %	210	Municipal
Nossebro skola F-6	–	80 %	180	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 177.6 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 53.8 %
Pass in mathematics: 69.2 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 75 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 46.4 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 69.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher: 10.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 69.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+1.7 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Essunga (%)

2020: 67.6 %2025: 69.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 614
Municipal / independent share: 96.4 % / 3.6 %

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: 170,257 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 162,774 SEK/pupil

Teaching

99,286 SEK

Premises

34,347 SEK

Student health

4,674 SEK

Meals

9,997 SEK

Learning tools

10,486 SEK

Other

3,984 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 4,674 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 84.8 %
Preventive work (staff): 72.9 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 59.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 59 %
Safety at school: 76.4 %
Study calm: 47.5 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Essunga municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 11.7 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 2.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 7.3 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 1.8 %

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.

-36Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school

SALSA results per school in Essunga, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Nossebro skola 7-9	178	214	-36

Highest merit score in Essunga

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Nossebro skola 7-9	ESSUNGA KOMMUN	177.6	-36	65.3 %	210

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 7
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1 %
Cost per pupil: 667,429 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.2

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada