How many schools are there in Hofors?

Hofors municipality has 16 active school units: 4 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 16 are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 1,200 pupils attend schools in Hofors.

What are the merit values in Hofors?

The average year-9 merit value in Hofors is 210.1 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Petreskolan with 210.1 points.

Which school in Hofors has the highest teacher qualification rate?

PERSFALLETS FÖRSKOLA has the highest share of qualified teachers in Hofors at 88.1%. The municipal average is 64.9%.

How much does a school place cost in Hofors?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Hofors is 159,919 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 155,840 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Hofors?

Student health services in Hofors cost 6,657 SEK per pupil (2025). 52% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 56.1%.

Schools in Hofors municipality

16 active school units in Hofors, Gävleborgs län. The three most common school forms: 7 preschool, 4 after-school care, 4 compulsory school (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 7 May 2026. School data covers 2023/24; Kolada data may cover different periods.

Hofors has 16 schools with an average merit value of 210.1, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 64.9% (below the national average of 73.3%).

16 schools 1,200 pupils 64.9% qualified teachers Declining municipality (-1.5%)

Summary — Hofors

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Year 9 merit value (210.1) is 18.4 points below the national average (228.5).
Merit value has declined by 6.8 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
The share of qualified teachers (65%) is 8.3 percentage points below the national average.
Cost per compulsory school pupil (159,919 SEK) is 12% higher than the national average (142,155 SEK).
The number of compulsory school pupils is projected to decrease by 17% by 2035 (SCB forecast).

Key metrics — Hofors municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

16 Active schools 16 municipal, 0 independent

1,200 Total pupils 4 compulsory, 1 upper secondary

210.1 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 1 schools (national avg: 228.5)

64.9% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

159,919 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2025 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

10.3 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.3 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.4)

Hofors municipality has 16 schools with an average merit value of 210.1 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Hofors underperforms its peers.

Development over time

Key education metrics for Hofors over 6 years (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -3.1 %

2020: 216.9 p 2025: 210.1 p

Merit values have decreased by 6.8 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↑ +4.8 %

2020: 62 % 2025: 65 %

The share of qualified teachers has increased by 3 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +13.9 %

2020: 140,400 SEK 2025: 159,919 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 19,519 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Hofors compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

4/7 Merit value

7/7 Qual. teachers

6/7 Cost/pupil

All 16 schools in Hofors

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
Anpassad grundskola	Adapted compulsory school	Hofors kommun	—	—
Björkhagsskolan, gymnasium	Upper secondary school	Hofors kommun	20	—
Björkhagsskolan, komvux	Adult education	Hofors kommun	—	—
Björkhagsskolan, SFI	Adult education	Hofors kommun	—	—
Central Insamlingsenhet Elevhälsan		Hofors kommun	—	—
EKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	22	83.6%
KANALJENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	44	65.7%
Lillåskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Hofors kommun	180	63.2%
PERSFALLETS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	49	88.1%
Petreskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school	Hofors kommun	380	65.8%
REGNBÅGENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	87	69%
ROBERTSHOLMS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	37	44.4%
Solbergaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Hofors kommun	160	70.6%
TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	51	79.1%
Värnaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Hofors kommun	110	60.1%
VINKELBODA FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Hofors kommun	60	60.9%

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

210.1 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

65% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

159,919 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

79.8% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Hofors (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

210.1 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 210.5)

Merit score year 9 B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Passing all subjects year 9

79.8%

Passing mathematics

87.6%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

54%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

51.3%

Parents with post-secondary education

45.3%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

65% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 65.3 %)

Certified teachers B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Pupils per teacher

10.3

Source: Kolada.

Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution

Staff stability

Teacher workforce stability in Hofors, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.

Qualified teachers (2025): 65% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+3.0 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 61.7% (linear extrapolation, -0.1 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 874
Municipal / independent share: 94.9% / 5.1%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.

Cost per pupil (total): 159,919 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 151,899.2 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 155,840 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 81,363 SEK/pupil
Premises: 13,196 SEK/pupil
Student health: 6,657 SEK/pupil
School meals: 12,265 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 8,309 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Hofors.

Student health (compulsory): 6,657 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 18,936 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 52%
Easy to access help, year 8: 56.1%
Safety at school: 69.5%
Study environment (studiero): 29.2%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Hofors (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 17.7%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 5.7%
Swedish as a second language: 6%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 100%
Passed SvA, year 9: 91.7%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 1.3%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed

SALSA compares schools' actual results with model-calculated values based on pupil composition. A positive residual = better results than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation.

0.0 Average residual (merit value) for 1 schools

SALSA score (municipality) ↓ 2020/21 2024/25

2020/21: +6.0 2024/25: 0.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Petreskolan	210	210	0.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 1 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Petreskolan	Hofors kommun	210.1	0.0	65.8%	380

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Hofors (2025).

Number of pupils: 14
Share of compulsory school pupils: 1.4%
Cost per pupil: 628,615 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 2.5

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -3.1%

2020: 216.9 p 2025: 210.1 p

Qualified teachers ↑ +4.8%

2020: 62 % 2025: 65 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +13.9%

2020: 140,400 SEK 2025: 159,919 SEK

Number of pupils ↓ -2%

2020: 892 2025: 874

Independent share ↑ +27.5%

2020: 4 % 2025: 5.1 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -4.6%

2020: 10.8 2025: 10.3

Student health SEK/pupil ↓ -18.2%

2020: 8,136 SEK 2025: 6,657 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↓ -6.5%

2022: 55.6 % 2025: 52 %

Student health yr 8 ↑ +10.9%

2022: 50.6 % 2025: 56.1 %

Safety ↑ +6.4%

2022: 65.3 % 2025: 69.5 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Hofors (2025).

Upper-secondary pupils: 291
Graduating within 3 years: 65.5% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 38.9% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 64.2% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 163,521 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.5 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 2.2
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 317,404 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 30,766 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 15.7%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 65%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 71.7%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2025).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +33.1%

2020: 122,872 SEK 2025: 163,521 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↓ -1.2%

2020: 66.3 % 2025: 65.5 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +66.7%

2020: 11,357 SEK 2024: 18,936 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs → unchanged

2020: 38.9 % 2025: 38.9 %

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Hofors going on to higher education.

University eligibility (all): 38.9% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 76.2% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 20.7% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 65.5% (national avg: 71.3 %)

Source: Kolada. Directly to university = share starting university the same year as graduation.

Pupil forecast

Population forecast for school-age children in Hofors (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 297
Ages 16–18 (2030): 290 (-2.4%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 1,006
Ages 6–15 (2030): 946 (-6%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 416
Total school age (2035): 1,536

Source: SCB population forecast. The forecast indicates future demand pressure.

Adult education

Komvux and SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Komvux (adult education)

Key metrics for municipal adult education in Hofors (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 339
Cost per FTE student: 164,954 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 76.2%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 81.9%
Teacher licence, basic level: 83.9%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 41.5%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 217 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 1,002 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Hofors (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 23
Cost per FTE student: 593 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 37.7%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Hofors

Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.

Enrolled children: 350
Preschool units: 7 (7 municipal, 0 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 89.8% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 14.6 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 12.4 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 4.8 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 68.7% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 68.7% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

Key metrics for after-school care in Hofors (2025).

Cost per child: 45,693 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 337
Children per FTE: 17.1 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 37% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 47.7% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 72.5% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Hofors (2025).

Children in pedagogical care: 0

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Hofors (2024).

Open preschool units: 0
Open preschool FTEs: 0

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2025).

After-school SEK/child ↓ -4.2%

2020: 47,696 SEK 2025: 45,693 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +24.9%

2020: 38.2 % 2025: 47.7 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

Health indicators for children and young people in Hofors (2024).

Mental health issues, children/youth: 13.9%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Hofors (2021).

Initiated child investigations: 32.8 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 7.3 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 3,748 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

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Demographics and population

Population, households and migration patterns

Demographics

Population data for Hofors (2025).

Total population: 9,138
Population change: -1.5%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 393
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 883
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 287
Higher education 25–64: 15.2%
Foreign-born 20–64: 15.6%
16–24 not in work/education: 8.4%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Hofors (2024).

Single without children: 43.9%
Single with children: 5.7%
Couple without children: 28.7%
Couple with children: 16.5%
Other households: 5.1%
Total number of households: 4,608

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3%).

Municipality	Distance	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Pupils
Hofors you	—	210.1	64.9%	159,919 SEK	1,200
Sandviken	23.8 km	218.7	66.5%	153,355 SEK	6,351
Hedemora	30.2 km	201.7	67%	140,975 SEK	2,462
Falun	37.2 km	229.4	73%	129,581 SEK	12,430
Säter	37.8 km	214.7	69.4%	147,918 SEK	1,673
Avesta	42.1 km	209.2	67.1%	152,291 SEK	4,127
Ockelbo	45.1 km	204.8	69.2%	183,476 SEK	721
Neighbour avg.		213.1	68.7%	151,266 SEK	4,627

Merit value year 9

Falun

229.4

Sandviken

218.7

Säter

214.7

Hofors

210.1

Avesta

209.2

Ockelbo

204.8

Hedemora

201.7

Qualified teachers

Falun

73%

Säter

69.4%

Ockelbo

69.2%

Avesta

67.1%

Hedemora

67%

Sandviken

66.5%

Hofors

64.9%

Source: Skolverket & Kolada. Municipalities selected by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Hofors (2025).

Newly arrived received: 0.9 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 0 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 61%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ +650%

2020: -0.2 % 2025: -1.5 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -7.7%

2020: 9.1 % 2024: 8.4 %

Newly arrived ↑ +12.5%

2020: 0.8 2025: 0.9

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Hofors (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 22.9%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 34.4%
Tax base: 252,243 SEK/capita
Annual result: -196 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: -0.2%
Solidity: 15.9%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

Economic assistance (social benefits) in Hofors (2024).

Assistance households: 3.2 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 5.2%
Assistance months (avg): 16
Net cost economic assistance: 1,320 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

Cost of learning tools in Hofors. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school: 8,309 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 30,766 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Hofors.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 10.3%
Completed dwellings: 1.2 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 98.8%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 92.3%
Rental: 20.5%
Cooperative: 13%
Owner-occupied: 65.3%
Cars in traffic: 5,272

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate → unchanged

2020: 22.9 % 2025: 22.9 %

Economic assistance ↓ -36%

2020: 5 2024: 3.2

Overcrowding ↓ -32.2%

2020: 15.2 % 2025: 10.3 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Hofors (2025).

Reported crimes (total): 8,719 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 977 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 380 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 413 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Hofors (2025).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 6,735 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 0.8

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees in Hofors (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 8.6%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 39% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 8.4%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 7.9%
Sick leave >49 years: 9.4%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.5% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Hofors (2024).

Loans per capita: 3.8 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 2.6 per capita
Active borrowers: 16.7%
Media allocation: 622 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Hofors (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 9.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 20%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2025).

Reported crimes ↑ +7.1%

2020: 8,142.8 2025: 8,719.3

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +28.7%

2020: 10.8 % 2024: 13.9 %

CO₂/capita ↑ +7%

2020: 8.6 t 2023: 9.2 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +491.7%

2020: 15.6 % 2024: 92.3 %

Total sick leave ↓ -5.5%

2020: 9.1 % 2025: 8.6 %

Stress-related cases ↓ -16.7%

2020: 0.6 % 2024: 0.5 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↓ -28.6%

2020: 475 2024: 339

Cost adult edu./pupil ↑ +89.3%

2020: 87,126 SEK 2024: 164,954 SEK

Passing basic level ↓ -7.2%

2020: 82.1 % 2024: 76.2 %

Passing upper sec. level ↑ +0.6%

2020: 81.4 % 2024: 81.9 %

Licence basic level ↓ -0.9%

2020: 84.7 % 2023: 83.9 %

Licence upper sec. level ↓ -38.6%

2020: 67.6 % 2023: 41.5 %

SFI pupils ↓ -64.1%

2020: 64 2024: 23

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Hofors with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.

2020 62%

2025 (latest) 65%

Forecast 2027 61.7% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 65.3%

National avg 73.3%

Source: Kolada. The forecast is indicative and based on linear regression.

Cost-effectiveness

Comparison between cost per pupil and achieved school results (merit value year 9) in Hofors.

Cost per pupil: 159,919 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 210.1 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.3 (national avg: 1.6)

Hofors achieves fewer merit points per invested krona than the national average.

Source: Kolada. Merit value per cost unit is a simplified measure and should be interpreted considering the municipality's socioeconomic conditions.

Peer municipalities

Compare Hofors with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Hofors compared with 7 statistically similar municipalities. Colour coding: better / average / worse than peer average (±3%).

Municipality	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs	SALSA score
Hofors you	210.1	65%	159,919 SEK	65.5%	0.0
Ljusdal	204.8	64%	153,899 SEK	64.3%	-10.0
Sandviken	209	59.6%	153,355 SEK	65.5%	-5.2
Bollnäs	214.6	67.7%	146,677 SEK	64.6%	-7.5
Hudiksvall	215.9	69.3%	138,735 SEK	71.1%	-8.2
Ockelbo	204.8	66.5%	183,476 SEK	56.1%	-6.0
Gävle	218.4	71.9%	141,361 SEK	70.3%	-4.5
Söderhamn	220.1	55.7%	142,212 SEK	66.1%	+5.0
Peer average	212.5	65%	151,388 SEK	65.4%	-5.2

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

LjusdalSandvikenBollnäsHudiksvallOckelbo

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

LjusdalSandvikenBollnäsHudiksvallOckelbo

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

LjusdalSandvikenBollnäsHudiksvallOckelbo

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

LjusdalSandvikenBollnäsHudiksvallOckelbo

Source: Kolada. Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Gävleborgs län.

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Low-commuting municipality near a larger city

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Hofors belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Here is how Hofors compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Hofors Group median

Merit value 210.1 (median: 211.2)

41th

Qualified teachers 65 (median: 67)

34th

Students/teacher 10.3 (median: 11.1)

77th

Cost/pupil 159918.8 (median: 155418.6)

33th

Graduating 3 yrs 65.5 (median: 67.7)

40th

All subjects passed 79.8 (median: 65.2)

93th

✅ Above group median for students/teacher

✅ Above group median for all subjects passed

ℹ️ Below group median for merit value

ℹ️ Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Hofors	210.1	65%	159,919 SEK	65.5%
Askersund	203.2	67.6%	176,524 SEK	63.9%
Berg	203.9	61.2%	217,446 SEK	72%
Boden	214.7	63.7%	137,700 SEK	67.9%
Bräcke	220.2	72.8%	197,847 SEK	67.7%
Enköping	217.8	83.2%	133,166 SEK	68.2%
Finspång	214.6	67.2%	145,337 SEK	74.3%
Flen	219.3	56.4%	163,424 SEK	63.5%
Herrljunga	211	72.3%	151,340 SEK	58.6%

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada. Compare with more municipalities using the Benchmark tool

Common questions about schools in Hofors

How many schools are there in Hofors?: Hofors municipality has 16 active school units: 4 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 16 are municipal and 0 are independent. A total of 1,200 pupils attend schools in Hofors.
What are the merit values in Hofors?: The average year-9 merit value in Hofors is 210.1 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Petreskolan with 210.1 points.
Which school in Hofors has the highest teacher qualification rate?: PERSFALLETS FÖRSKOLA has the highest share of qualified teachers in Hofors at 88.1%. The municipal average is 64.9%.
How much does a school place cost in Hofors?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Hofors is 159,919 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 155,840 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Hofors?: Student health services in Hofors cost 6,657 SEK per pupil (2025). 52% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 56.1%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Summary — Hofors

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Development over time

In-depth statistics

All 16 schools in Hofors

Compulsory school

Results and grades

Teachers and personnel

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Pupils and providers

Costs — compulsory school

Student health and support

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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Upper secondary

Upper-secondary statistics

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University connection

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Adult education

Komvux (adult education)

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Preschool and childcare

Preschool in Hofors

After-school care (fritidshem)

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Open preschool and family daycare

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Children and youth

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Housing and infrastructure

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Environment

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Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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