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Schools in Hällefors municipality

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12 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 Hällefors, Örebro County. The three most common school forms: 5 preschool, 4 compulsory school, 2 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 Hällefors

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
4
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
5
Municipal
11
Independent
1

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.

Hällefors has 12 schools with a merit value of 205.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 62.4% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

12 schools932 pupils62.4% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-0.8%)

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Summary — Hällefors

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Hällefors municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

12Active schools11 municipal, 1 independent
932Total pupils4 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
205.3Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
62.4%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
186,150 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Hällefors municipality has 12 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 205.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (62.4%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Hällefors

How many schools are there in Hällefors?
Hällefors municipality has 12 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 4 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 5 offer preschool. 11 of the units are municipal and 1 are independent. A total of 932 pupils attend schools in Hällefors.
What are the merit values in Hällefors?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Hällefors is 205.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9 with 205.3 points.
Which school in Hällefors has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Hällefors at 74.4%. The municipality value is 62.4% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Hällefors?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Hällefors is 186,150 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 178,296 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Hällefors organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality follows Skolverket's general guidance on school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

Skolverket: Choosing a school
Mother-tongue tuition

25.6% 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: 5,626 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 Hällefors compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
5/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
5/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Hällefors

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 Hällefors
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Hällefors: 4 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3 with Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Lowest: Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9 with Skolkoll score 35 out of 100.

Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3
Skolkoll score 54 out of 100
Grythyttans skola
Skolkoll score 51 out of 100
Klockarhagsskolan åk4-6
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9
Skolkoll score 35 out of 100
4 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Hällefors
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Hällefors: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Pihlskolan gymnasium with Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Lowest: Pihlskolan gymnasium with Skolkoll score 49 out of 100.

Pihlskolan gymnasium
Skolkoll score 49 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Hällefors

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Hällefors with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Grythyttans skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classHÄLLEFORS KOMMUN11070.9%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9Compulsory schoolHÄLLEFORS KOMMUN19052.7%Skolkoll score 35 out of 100. Below average.
Klockarhagsskolan åk4-6Compulsory schoolHÄLLEFORS KOMMUN14060.9%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classHÄLLEFORS KOMMUN13074.4%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
Klockarhagsskolan RosenAdapted compulsory schoolHÄLLEFORS KOMMUN———
Pihlskolan gymnasiumUpper secondary schoolHÄLLEFORS KOMMUN16073.4%Skolkoll score 49 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in HälleforsHällefors 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 Hällefors with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Hällefors you—205.362.4%186,150 SEK
Filipstad21.3 km208.965.1%169,975 SEK
Ljusnarsberg28.3 km188.868.5%208,049 SEK
Storfors34.3 km262.374.8%206,365 SEK
Nora38.6 km211.575.3%163,584 SEK
Lindesberg46.9 km18862.2%153,131 SEK
Karlskoga50.4 km21974.7%146,813 SEK
Neighbour avg213.170.1%174,653 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 Hällefors municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Hällefors

  1. LILLA PYRET: Renamed from Förskola 363074 to LILLA PYRET

  2. LILLA PYRET: Renamed from LILLA PYRET to Förskola 363074

  3. Grythyttans skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: kajsa.alfredsson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  4. Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: kajsa.alfredsson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  5. Klockarhagsskolan Rosen: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: kajsa.alfredsson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  6. Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: kajsa.alfredsson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  7. Klockarhagsskolan åk4-6: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: kajsa.alfredsson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  8. Grythyttans skola: Head changed

  9. Klockarhagsskolan Rosen: Head changed

  10. Klockarhagsskolan Rosen: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: magnus.ekstrom@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64140 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  11. Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3: Head changed

  12. Klockarhagsskolan åk4-6: Head changed

  13. Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: christer.nordh@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64175 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  14. Klockarhagsskolan åk4-6: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: christer.nordh@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64175 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  15. Pihlskolan vuxenutbildning: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  16. Pihlskolan vuxenutbildning: Start date changed from not_registered to 2023-07-06

  17. Klockarhagsskolan Rosen: Operating name changed from unknown name to Klockarhagsskolan

  18. Grythyttans skola: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: eva.jansson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  19. Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3: Contact details changed from url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: eva.jansson@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168 to url: http://www.hellefors.se, email: jessica.roso@hellefors.se, phone: 0591-64168

  20. Klockarhagsskolan Rosen: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  21. Klockarhagsskolan Rosen: Start date changed from not_registered to 2021-08-18

  22. Grythyttans skola: Head changed

  23. Grythyttans skola: Head changed

  24. Grythyttans skola: Head changed

  25. Grythyttans skola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  26. Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3: School types changed from FKLASS, GR to FKLASS, FTH, GR

  27. Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3: Operating name changed from unknown name to Klockarhagsskolan

  28. Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9: Operating name changed from unknown name to Klockarhagsskolan

  29. Klockarhagsskolan åk4-6: Operating name changed from unknown name to Klockarhagsskolan

  30. Klockarhagsskolan F-åk3: Start date changed from not_registered to 2018-02-15

… and 11 older events.

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