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Schools in Färgelanda municipality

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14 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 Färgelanda, Västra Götaland County. The three most common school forms: 7 compulsory school, 6 after-school care, 5 preschool (+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 Färgelanda

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
7
Upper secondary
0
Preschools
5
Municipal
11
Independent
3

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.

Färgelanda has 14 schools with a merit value of 200.5 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 65.6% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

14 schools828 pupils65.6% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-1.4%)

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Practical info

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Summary — Färgelanda

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Färgelanda municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

14Active schools11 municipal, 3 independent
828Total pupils7 compulsory, 0 upper secondary
200.5Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
65.6%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
180,854 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Färgelanda municipality has 14 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 200.5 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (65.6%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Färgelanda

How many schools are there in Färgelanda?
Färgelanda municipality has 14 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 7 of the units offer compulsory education, 0 offer upper-secondary education and 5 offer preschool. 11 of the units are municipal and 3 are independent. A total of 828 pupils attend schools in Färgelanda.
What are the merit values in Färgelanda?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Färgelanda is 200.5 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Valboskolan 7-9 with 200.5 points.
Which school in Färgelanda has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Höjdenskolan F-3 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Färgelanda at 83.1%. The municipality value is 65.6% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Färgelanda?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Färgelanda is 180,854 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 176,306 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Färgelanda 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 Färgelanda
Mother-tongue tuition

10.2% 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: 11,461 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 Färgelanda compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
6/7Merit value 2025
7/7Qualified teachers 2025
7/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Färgelanda

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 Färgelanda
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Färgelanda: 7 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Ödeborgs skola with Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Municipal average 49, neutral midpoint 50.

7 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Färgelanda

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Färgelanda with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Högsäter skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFÄRGELANDA KOMMUN8067.7%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Höjdenskolan F-3After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFÄRGELANDA KOMMUN8083.1%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
Järbo friskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classJÄRBO FRISKOLA4070.3%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Near average.
Ödeborgs skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFÄRGELANDA KOMMUN3083%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
Stigens Friskola ABAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classStigens Friskola AB4039.1%Skolkoll score 41 out of 100. Below average.
Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolFÄRGELANDA KOMMUN———
Valboskolan 4-6After-school care, Compulsory schoolFÄRGELANDA KOMMUN14056.1%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Below average.
Valboskolan 7-9Compulsory schoolFÄRGELANDA KOMMUN21065.2%Skolkoll score 38 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in FärgelandaFärgelanda 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 Färgelanda with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Färgelanda you—200.565.6%180,854 SEK
Munkedal22.4 km203.368%158,157 SEK
Uddevalla26.2 km220.472.9%143,370 SEK
Mellerud28.3 km197.271.6%155,264 SEK
Vänersborg29.1 km211.572.9%150,321 SEK
Dals-Ed36.8 km225.982.1%170,409 SEK
Trollhättan38.6 km227.371.4%140,120 SEK
Neighbour avg214.373.1%152,940 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 Färgelanda municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Färgelanda

  1. Högsäter skola: Head changed

  2. Högsäter skola: Head changed

  3. Högsäter skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.utb.fargelanda.se/skolor/hogsater, email: mattias.wetterwik@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567382 to url: http://www.utb.fargelanda.se/skolor/hogsater, email: annelie.svanberg@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567382

  4. KYRKVÄGENS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from HÖJDENS FÖRSKOLA to KYRKVÄGENS FÖRSKOLA

  5. KYRKVÄGENS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from STIGEVIVÄGEN 11, 45894 STIGEN to KYRKVÄGEN 4, 45831 FÄRGELANDA

  6. KYRKVÄGENS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from HÖJDENS FÖRSKOLA to KYRKVÄGENS FÖRSKOLA

  7. Järbo friskola: Head changed

  8. Högsäter skola: Head changed

  9. Högsäter skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.utb.fargelanda.se/skolor/hogsater, email: susanne.broberg@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567382 to url: http://www.utb.fargelanda.se/skolor/hogsater, email: mattias.wetterwik@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567382

  10. Järbo friskola: Head changed

  11. Ödeborgs skola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 1, 2, 3

  12. Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola: Head changed

  13. Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola: Contact details changed from url: http://fargelanda.se, email: susanne.broberg@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567236 to url: http://fargelanda.se, email: fredrik.hoggarde@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567230

  14. Ödeborgs skola: Head changed

  15. Ödeborgs skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.fargelanda.se, email: christina.nilsson@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567240 to url: http://www.fargelanda.se, email: veronica.corell@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567260

  16. Höjdenskolan F-3: Renamed from Höjdenskolan to Höjdenskolan F-3

  17. Järbo friskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Järbo friskola

  18. Järbo friskola: Head changed

  19. Valboskolan 4-6: Renamed from Valboskolan 1-6 to Valboskolan 4-6

  20. Högsäter skola: Head changed

  21. Högsäter skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.utb.fargelanda.se/skolor/hogsater, email: veronica.corell@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567260 to url: http://www.utb.fargelanda.se/skolor/hogsater, email: susanne.broberg@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567382

  22. Höjdenskolan F-3: Head changed

  23. Höjdenskolan F-3: Contact details changed from url: http://www.fargelanda.se, email: veronica.corell@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567260 to url: http://www.fargelanda.se, email: fredrik.hoggarde@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567230

  24. Ödeborgs skola: Head changed

  25. Ödeborgs skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.fargelanda.se, email: veronica.corell@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567260 to url: http://www.fargelanda.se, email: christina.nilsson@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567240

  26. Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola: Renamed from Valboskolan 1-9 Särskola to Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola

  27. Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola: Operating name changed from Valboskolan 1-9 Särskola to Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola

  28. Stigens Friskola AB: Operating name changed from unknown name to Stigens Friskola AB

  29. Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola: Head changed

  30. Valboskolan 1-9 Anpassad grundskola: Contact details changed from url: http://fargelanda.se, email: marie-louise.forsberg@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567253 to url: http://fargelanda.se, email: susanne.broberg@fargelanda.se, phone: 0528-567236

… and 95 older events.

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