All compulsory schools in Gotland — 37 schools

Gotland has 37 compulsory schools of which 4 are independent. Average merit score: 210.7 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Gotland

All 37 compulsory schools in Gotland sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Alléskolan	–	72 %	270	Municipal
Dalhem skola	–	56 %	80	Municipal
Endre skola	–	56 %	70	Municipal
Eskelhem skola	–	–	40	Municipal
Fole skola	–	62 %	110	Municipal
Fårösundsskolan	205.7	50 %	120	Municipal
Garda skola	–	72 %	90	Municipal
Gotlands resursskola Visby	–	47 %	10	Municipal
Gråboskolan	–	74 %	170	Municipal
Guteskolan, grundskola	231.0	54 %	320	Independent
Havdhem skola	–	81 %	80	Municipal
Högbyskolan	237.6	55 %	320	Municipal
Innovitaskolan Visby	242.1	59 %	420	Independent
Klinteskolan	156.3	70 %	270	Municipal
Kräklingbo skola	–	83 %	40	Municipal
Lyckåkerskolan	–	86 %	130	Municipal
Lärbro skola	–	67 %	80	Municipal
Montessori Friskola Gotland	–	87 %	60	Independent
Norrbackaskolan	–	86 %	190	Municipal
Orionskolan	247.5	–	150	Independent
Polhemskolan	–	51 %	60	Municipal
Romaskolan	195.8	63 %	330	Municipal
S:t Hansskolan	–	82 %	140	Municipal
Sanda skola	–	71 %	60	Municipal
Solbergaskolan	223.0	83 %	620	Municipal
Solklintsskolan	162.3	54 %	140	Municipal
Stenkyrka skola	–	–	10	Municipal
Stånga skola	–	70 %	80	Municipal
Södervärnsskolan	205.7	71 %	650	Municipal
Tal och Språk 7-9	–	–	10	Municipal
Tal och Språk F-6	–	68 %	30	Municipal
Terra Novaskolan	–	62 %	140	Municipal
Tjelvarskolan	–	81 %	130	Municipal
Vänge skola	–	76 %	30	Municipal
Väskinde skola	–	79 %	240	Municipal
Västerhejde skola	–	79 %	240	Municipal
Öja skola	–	92 %	30	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 214.3 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 209.2 / 239.1
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 67.7 %
Pass in mathematics: 85.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 74.4 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 64.7 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 61.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 68.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 70.1 % / 59.2 %
Pupils per teacher: 10.2

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 68.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): → Stable (+0.3 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Gotland (%)

2020: 68.6 %2025: 68.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 5,954
Municipal / independent share: 83.9 % / 16.1 %

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: 153,331 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 152,270 SEK/pupil

Teaching

87,765 SEK

Premises

21,666 SEK

Student health

5,793 SEK

Meals

9,729 SEK

Learning tools

5,520 SEK

Other

21,797 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 5,793 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 78.3 %
Preventive work (staff): 71.1 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 57 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 58 %
Safety at school: 79.9 %
Study calm: 43.8 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 14.6 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 8.9 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 5.9 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 97.8 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 48.5 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 1.9 %

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.

-13.6Average deviation (merit score) across 10 schools

SALSA results per school in Gotland, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Högbyskolan	238	222	+16
Guteskolan, grundskola	231	229	+2
Innovitaskolan Visby	242	245	-3
Orionskolan	248	253	-5
Fårösundsskolan	206	213	-7
Solbergaskolan	223	233	-10
Södervärnsskolan	206	221	-15
Romaskolan	196	215	-19
Solklintsskolan	162	204	-42
Klinteskolan	156	209	-53

Highest merit score in Gotland

Top 10 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 10 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Orionskolan	STIFTELSEN ORIONSKOLAN	247.5	-5	–	150
Innovitaskolan Visby	AcadeMedia AB	242.1	-3	58.6 %	420
Högbyskolan	REGION GOTLAND	237.6	+16	54.6 %	320
Guteskolan, grundskola	Guteskolan AB	231	+2	54 %	320
Solbergaskolan	REGION GOTLAND	223	-10	82.9 %	620
Fårösundsskolan	REGION GOTLAND	205.7	-7	49.6 %	120
Södervärnsskolan	REGION GOTLAND	205.7	-15	71.3 %	650
Romaskolan	REGION GOTLAND	195.8	-19	62.9 %	330
Solklintsskolan	REGION GOTLAND	162.3	-42	53.8 %	140
Klinteskolan	REGION GOTLAND	156.3	-53	69.5 %	270

School ranking — Gotland

All 10 compulsory schools with merit data, sorted by merit score yr 9. The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds.

Compulsory schools in Gotland sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
School	Merit score	SALSA deviation	Certified teachers	Pupils
Orionskolan	247.5	-5	–	150
Innovitaskolan Visby	242.1	-3	59 %	420
Högbyskolan	237.6	+16	55 %	320
Guteskolan, grundskola	231	+2	54 %	320
Solbergaskolan	223	-10	83 %	620
Fårösundsskolan	205.7	-7	50 %	120
Södervärnsskolan	205.7	-15	71 %	650
Romaskolan	195.8	-19	63 %	330
Solklintsskolan	162.3	-42	54 %	140
Klinteskolan	156.3	-53	70 %	270

The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds. Positive value (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = worse. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 72
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.1 %
Cost per pupil: 665,808 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.1

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada