All compulsory schools in Filipstad — 8 schools

Filipstad has 8 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 220.8 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Filipstad

All 8 compulsory schools in Filipstad sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Brattfors skola58 %30Municipal
Ferlinskolan205.669 %250Municipal
Nordmarks skola40Municipal
Nykroppa skola30Municipal
Persbergs skola50Independent
Stjärnskolan70 %220Municipal
Stålvallaskolan236.043 %90Municipal
Åsenskolan72 %180Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
208.9 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
69.1 %
Pass in mathematics
89.6 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
73.8 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
60.9 %
Parents with post-secondary education
35.2 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
65.1 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
65.8 % / 52.8 %
Pupils per teacher
8.9

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
65.1 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+7.6 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Filipstad (%)

Trend: 57.5 to 65.1, upward
2020: 57.5 %2025: 65.1 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
902
Municipal / independent share
91.9 % / 8.1 %

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: 169,975 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 158,150 SEK/pupil

Teaching
91,249 SEK
Premises
28,275 SEK
Student health
4,425 SEK
Meals
9,422 SEK
Learning tools
2,791 SEK
Other
21,989 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,425 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
83.9 %
Preventive work (staff)
66.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
55.8 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
62 %
Safety at school
78.2 %
Study calm
55.4 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
27.4 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
9.6 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
23.9 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
87 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
3.4 %

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.

+2Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Filipstad, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Ferlinskolan206204+2

Highest merit score in Filipstad

Top 2 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 2 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
StålvallaskolanFILIPSTADS KOMMUN23642.7 %90
FerlinskolanFILIPSTADS KOMMUN205.6+269.3 %250

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
8
Share of compulsory-school pupils
0.8 %
Cost per pupil
1,208,875 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
3.9

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada