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Schools in Filipstad municipality

School profileData and statisticsMunicipal report (PDF)

21 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 Filipstad, Värmland County. The three most common school forms: 11 preschool, 8 compulsory school, 7 after-school care (+4 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 Filipstad

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
8
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
11
Municipal
17
Independent
4

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.

Filipstad has 21 schools with a merit value of 208.9 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 65.1% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

21 schools1,539 pupils65.1% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-1.5%)

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Summary — Filipstad

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Filipstad municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

21Active schools17 municipal, 4 independent
1,539Total pupils8 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
208.9Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
65.1%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
169,975 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
8.8Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Filipstad municipality has 21 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 208.9 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (65.1%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Filipstad

How many schools are there in Filipstad?
Filipstad municipality has 21 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 8 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 11 offer preschool. 17 of the units are municipal and 4 are independent. A total of 1,539 pupils attend schools in Filipstad.
What are the merit values in Filipstad?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Filipstad is 208.9 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Stålvallaskolan with 236 points.
Which school in Filipstad has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Spångbergsgymnasiet has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Filipstad at 81.8%. The municipality value is 65.1% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Filipstad?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Filipstad is 169,975 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 158,150 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Filipstad 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 Filipstad
Mother-tongue tuition

27.4% 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: 4,425 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 Filipstad compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
4/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
4/6Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Filipstad

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 Filipstad
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Filipstad: 5 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Åsenskolan with Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Lowest: Ferlinskolan with Skolkoll score 41 out of 100.

Åsenskolan
Skolkoll score 52 out of 100
Stjärnskolan
Skolkoll score 48 out of 100
Stålvallaskolan
Skolkoll score 47 out of 100
Brattfors skola
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
Ferlinskolan
Skolkoll score 41 out of 100
5 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Filipstad
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Filipstad: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Spångbergsgymnasiet with Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Lowest: Spångbergsgymnasiet with Skolkoll score 47 out of 100.

Spångbergsgymnasiet
Skolkoll score 47 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Filipstad

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Filipstad with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
ÅsenskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFILIPSTADS KOMMUN18071.6%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Near average.
Brattfors skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFILIPSTADS KOMMUN3057.9%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
FerlinskolanAdapted compulsory school, Compulsory schoolFILIPSTADS KOMMUN25069.3%Skolkoll score 41 out of 100. Below average.
Nordmarks skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFILIPSTADS KOMMUN40——
Nykroppa skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFILIPSTADS KOMMUN30——
Persbergs skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classPERSBERGS SKOLAS FÖRÄLDRAFÖRENING50——
SpångbergsgymnasietUpper secondary schoolFILIPSTADS KOMMUN29081.8%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
StålvallaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFILIPSTADS KOMMUN9042.7%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
StjärnskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFILIPSTADS KOMMUN22069.7%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in FilipstadFilipstad has 11 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 Filipstad with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Filipstad you—208.965.1%169,975 SEK
Hällefors21.3 km205.362.4%186,150 SEK
Storfors25.2 km262.374.8%206,365 SEK
Munkfors37.9 km219.965.2%159,347 SEK
Forshaga42.4 km210.475.8%138,641 SEK
Hagfors46 km198.566%152,347 SEK
Kristinehamn47.6 km205.667%—
Neighbour avg21768.5%168,570 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 Filipstad municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Filipstad

  1. FÖRSKOLAN BERGABACKEN: Address changed from VÄRMLANDSGATAN 11, 68231 FILIPSTAD to BOX 303, 68227 FILIPSTAD

  2. FÖRSKOLAN VILLEKULLA: Address changed from VÄRMLANDSGATAN 11, 68231 FILIPSTAD to BOX 303, 68227 FILIPSTAD

  3. Nordmarks skola: Operating name changed from Stålvallaskolan to Nordmarks skola

  4. Nykroppa skola: Operating name changed from Åsenskolan to Nykroppa skola

  5. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Head changed

  6. Spångbergsgymnasiet: Head changed

  7. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Head changed

  8. Spångbergsgymnasiet: Head changed

  9. Brattfors skola: Head changed

  10. Ferlinskolan: Head changed

  11. Nordmarks skola: Operating name changed from Nordmarks skola to Stålvallaskolan

  12. Nordmarks skola: Head changed

  13. Nykroppa skola: Operating name changed from Nykroppa skola to Åsenskolan

  14. Stjärnskolan: Head changed

  15. Stålvallaskolan: Head changed

  16. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Head changed

  17. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Address changed from Hertig Filipsgatan 10, 68230 Filipstad to Fogdevägen 2, 68227 Filipstad

  18. Spångbergsgymnasiet: School types changed from GY, GYAN to GY

  19. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Head changed

  20. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Address changed from Fogdevägen 2, 68231 Filipstad to Hertig Filipsgatan 10, 68230 Filipstad

  21. Kommunal vuxenutbildning: Contact details changed from url: http://filipstad.se, email: komvux@filipstad.se, phone: 0590-61162 to url: http://filipstad.se, email: komvux@filipstad.se, phone: 0590-61416

  22. Nordmarks skola: Address changed from Berga 4, 68293 Nordmarkshyttan to Nordmarks skola, 68293 Nordmarkshyttan

  23. Stålvallaskolan: Address changed from Skolgatan 40, 68260 Lesjöfors to Skolgatan 36, 68260 Lesjöfors

  24. Nordmarks skola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Nordmarks skola

  25. Nordmarks skola: Address changed from Berga 4, 68093 Nordmarkshyttan to Berga 4, 68293 Nordmarkshyttan

  26. Nykroppa skola: Head changed

  27. Stålvallaskolan: Operating name changed from Åsenskolan to Stålvallaskolan

  28. Åsenskolan: Head changed

  29. Stålvallaskolan: Operating name changed from unknown name to Åsenskolan

  30. Stålvallaskolan: Address changed from Skolgatan 40, 68096 Lesjöfors to Skolgatan 40, 68260 Lesjöfors

… and 59 older events.

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Värmland CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Filipstad.Merit value year 9Compare Filipstad with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.ÅrjängCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.ArvikaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.EdaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.ForshagaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.GrumsCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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