How many schools are there in Kil?

Kil municipality has 22 active school units: 7 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 21 are municipal and 1 are independent. A total of 1,876 pupils attend schools in Kil.

What are the merit values in Kil?

The average year-9 merit value in Kil is 220.1 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Sannerudsskolan 7-9 with 220.1 points.

Which school in Kil has the highest teacher qualification rate?

STENÅSEN FÖRSKOLA has the highest share of qualified teachers in Kil at 95%. The municipal average is 75.4%.

How much does a school place cost in Kil?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Kil is 135,851 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 130,244 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Kil?

Student health services in Kil cost 4,740 SEK per pupil (2025). 59.7% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 53.6%.

Schools in Kil municipality

22 active school units in Kil, Värmlands län. The three most common school forms: 10 preschool, 7 compulsory school, 6 after-school care (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

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

Kil has 22 schools with an average merit value of 220.1, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 75.4% (above the national average of 73.3%).

22 schools 1,876 pupils 75.4% qualified teachers Stable population

Summary — Kil

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Merit value has increased by 31.3 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
Year 9 merit value (220.1) is 8.4 points below the national average (228.5).
Schools perform on average -6 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).
Teacher qualification rate is declining: -6.7 percentage points over the measurement period.
The number of compulsory school pupils is projected to decrease by 15% by 2035 (SCB forecast).

Key metrics — Kil municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

22 Active schools 21 municipal, 1 independent

1,876 Total pupils 7 compulsory, 1 upper secondary

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

75.4% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

135,851 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2025 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

11.1 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.6 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.5)

Kil municipality has 22 schools with an average merit value of 220.1 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Kil outperforms its peers.

Development over time

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

Merit value yr 9 ↑ +16.6 %

2020: 188.8 p 2025: 220.1 p

Merit values have increased by 31.3 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↓ -8.4 %

2020: 80 % 2025: 73.3 %

The share of qualified teachers has decreased by 6.7 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +8.2 %

2020: 125,535 SEK 2025: 135,851 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 10,316 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Kil compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

3/7 Merit value

4/7 Qual. teachers

1/7 Cost/pupil

All 22 schools in Kil

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
BODA FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	38	85.7%
Bodaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Kils kommun	70	72.8%
Central Insamlingsenhet		Kils kommun	—	—
DALLIDEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	45	75%
Dallidenskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school	Kils kommun	130	82.4%
FAGERÅSEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	58	88.3%
Fageråsskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Kils kommun	120	83.8%
HAGVIDSON KIL	Preschool	Hagvidson AB	46	34.3%
IM	Upper secondary school	Kils kommun	20	—
LÖVÄNGEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	48	63.2%
MONS BACKE FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	92	77.8%
REGNBÅGEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	26	49.6%
Sannerudsskolan 0-6	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Kils kommun	150	72%
Sannerudsskolan 7-9	Compulsory school	Kils kommun	410	67.5%
Sannerudsskolan APG	Adapted compulsory school	Kils kommun	—	—
SKOGSGLÄNTAN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	89	71.8%
STENÅSEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	27	95%
TOLITA FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Kils kommun	47	59.8%
Tolitaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Kils kommun	90	74.7%
Vikstaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Kils kommun	370	74.7%
Vuxenutbildningen i Kil	Adult education	Kils kommun	—	—
Vuxenutbildningen SFI	Adult education	Kils kommun	—	—

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

220.1 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

73.3% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

135,851 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

64.2% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Kil (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

220.1 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 213.8)

Merit score year 9 B

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

Passing all subjects year 9

64.2%

Passing mathematics

84.9%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

75.5%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

65.7%

Parents with post-secondary education

59.9%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

73.3% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 72 %)

Certified teachers B

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

Pupils per teacher

Source: Kolada.

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

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2025): 73.3% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-6.7 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 69.7% (linear extrapolation, -1.2 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 1,394
Municipal / independent share: 94.5% / 5.5%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total): 135,851 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 156,378.6 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 130,244 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 74,166 SEK/pupil
Premises: 25,617 SEK/pupil
Student health: 4,740 SEK/pupil
School meals: 6,820 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 6,047 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Kil.

Student health (compulsory): 4,740 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 0 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 59.7%
Easy to access help, year 8: 53.6%
Safety at school: 81.9%
Study environment (studiero): 45.5%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Kil (2024).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 9.1%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 1.9%
Swedish as a second language: 3%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 100%
Passed SvA, year 9: 66.7%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 1.5%

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.

-6.0 Average residual (merit value) for 1 schools

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

2020/21: -25.0 2024/25: -6.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Sannerudsskolan 7-9	220	226	-6.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 1 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Sannerudsskolan 7-9	Kils kommun	220.1	-6.0	67.5%	410

Adapted compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 23
Share of compulsory school pupils: 1.5%
Cost per pupil: 474,455 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.1

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↑ +16.6%

2020: 188.8 p 2025: 220.1 p

Qualified teachers ↓ -8.4%

2020: 80 % 2025: 73.3 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +8.2%

2020: 125,535 SEK 2025: 135,851 SEK

Number of pupils ↑ +5.9%

2020: 1,316 2025: 1,394

Independent share ↓ -25.7%

2020: 7.4 % 2025: 5.5 %

Pupils per teacher ↑ +11.1%

2020: 9.9 2025: 11

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +3.5%

2020: 4,578 SEK 2025: 4,740 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↓ -1.2%

2022: 60.4 % 2025: 59.7 %

Student health yr 8 → unchanged

2022: 53.6 % 2023: 53.6 %

Safety ↑ +1.4%

2022: 80.8 % 2025: 81.9 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

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

Upper-secondary pupils: 414
Graduating within 3 years: 70.7% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 47.8% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 33.3% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 166,119 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.2 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 6
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 279,733 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 6,733 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 12.2%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 74.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2025).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +37%

2020: 121,233 SEK 2025: 166,119 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +0.6%

2020: 70.3 % 2025: 70.7 %

Student health US SEK/pupil → unchanged

2020: 0 SEK 2024: 0 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↓ -9.3%

2020: 52.7 % 2025: 47.8 %

University connection

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

University eligibility (all): 47.8% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 85.7% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 25% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 70.7% (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 Kil (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 414
Ages 16–18 (2030): 475 (+14.7%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 1,561
Ages 6–15 (2030): 1,465 (-6.1%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 654
Total school age (2035): 2,407

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 Kil (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 211
Cost per FTE student: 60,674 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 67.3%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 66.6%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 76 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 264 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Kil (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 25
Cost per FTE student: 158 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 50%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Kil

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

Enrolled children: 536
Preschool units: 11 (9 municipal, 2 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 83.8% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 13.4 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 9.9 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 5 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 67.4% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 72.6% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child: 52,071 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 608
Children per FTE: 23.2 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 50.6% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 57% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 87.3% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

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

Children in pedagogical care: 0

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Kil (2025).

Open preschool units: 1
Open preschool FTEs: 1

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2025).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +36.1%

2020: 38,271 SEK 2025: 52,071 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +0.5%

2020: 56.7 % 2025: 57 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth: 13%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Kil (2024).

Initiated child investigations: 38.8 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 12.4 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 3,344 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 Kil (2025).

Total population: 12,024
Population change: -0.3%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 643
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 1,421
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 409
Higher education 25–64: 24.1%
Foreign-born 20–64: 10.5%
16–24 not in work/education: 6.3%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Kil (2024).

Single without children: 37.2%
Single with children: 6%
Couple without children: 28.6%
Couple with children: 22.7%
Other households: 5.5%
Total number of households: 5,569

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
Kil you	—	220.1	75.4%	135,851 SEK	1,876
Forshaga	12.5 km	207.3	73.9%	137,783 SEK	2,108
Karlstad	17.7 km	232.2	79.4%	141,174 SEK	17,309
Grums	21.2 km	194.4	83.4%	147,638 SEK	1,181
Hammarö	24.1 km	227.9	83.6%	143,611 SEK	3,091
Munkfors	37.3 km	219.9	70.9%	158,699 SEK	513
Sunne	38.2 km	202.8	70%	139,262 SEK	2,192
Neighbour avg.		214.1	76.9%	144,694 SEK	4,399

Merit value year 9

Karlstad

232.2

Hammarö

227.9

Kil

220.1

Munkfors

219.9

Forshaga

207.3

Sunne

202.8

Grums

194.4

Qualified teachers

Hammarö

83.6%

Grums

83.4%

Karlstad

79.4%

Kil

75.4%

Forshaga

73.9%

Munkfors

70.9%

Sunne

70%

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

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Kil (2025).

Newly arrived received: 1 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 12 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 58%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ -250%

2020: 0.2 % 2025: -0.3 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -27.6%

2020: 8.7 % 2024: 6.3 %

Newly arrived ↑ +150%

2020: 0.4 2025: 1

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Kil (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 22.4%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 34.6%
Tax base: 247,142 SEK/capita
Annual result: 5,132 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 6.4%
Solidity: 27%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households: 3 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 5.6%
Assistance months (avg): 44
Net cost economic assistance: 1,626 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 6,047 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 6,733 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Kil.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 9%
Completed dwellings: 0.4 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 99.9%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 99.8%
Rental: 18.2%
Cooperative: 6.5%
Owner-occupied: 72.4%
Cars in traffic: 6,794

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate ↑ +2.3%

2020: 21.9 % 2025: 22.4 %

Economic assistance ↓ -25%

2020: 4 2024: 3

Overcrowding ↓ -23.1%

2020: 11.7 % 2025: 9 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

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

Reported crimes (total): 5,016 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 482 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 150 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 307 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Kil (2025).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 7,497 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 1.1

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

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

Total sick leave: 7%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 30% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 8.7%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 6.4%
Sick leave >49 years: 7.2%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.8% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Kil (2024).

Share of pupils 6–19: 20%
Number of pupils: 425
Average pupil fee: 1,798 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 558 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Kil (2024).

Loans per capita: 4.3 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 4.8 per capita
Active borrowers: 18.4%
Media allocation: 668 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Kil (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 3.8 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 26.7%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2023–2024).

Culture school share ↑ +5.8%

2023: 18.9 % 2024: 20 %

Reported crimes ↓ -13.3%

2020: 5,784.6 2025: 5,015.6

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +44.4%

2020: 9 % 2024: 13 %

CO₂/capita → unchanged

2020: 3.8 t 2023: 3.8 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +15.4%

2020: 86.5 % 2024: 99.8 %

Total sick leave ↑ +1.4%

2020: 6.9 % 2025: 7 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +33.3%

2020: 0.6 % 2024: 0.8 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↓ -24.6%

2020: 280 2024: 211

Cost adult edu./pupil ↓ -6.1%

2020: 64,647 SEK 2024: 60,674 SEK

Passing basic level ↓ -15.3%

2020: 79.5 % 2024: 67.3 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -11.1%

2020: 74.9 % 2024: 66.6 %

SFI pupils → unchanged

2020: 25 2024: 25

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2021: 100 % 2024: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

2020 80%

2025 (latest) 73.3%

Forecast 2027 69.7% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 72%

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 Kil.

Cost per pupil: 135,851 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 220.1 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.6 (national avg: 1.6)

Kil achieves more merit points per invested krona than the national average — an indication of good cost-effectiveness.

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

Peer municipalities

Compare Kil with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Kil 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
Kil you	220.1	73.3%	135,851 SEK	70.7%	-6.0
Forshaga	210.4	75.8%	137,783 SEK	72.3%	-17.5
Karlstad	228.7	80.4%	141,174 SEK	77.3%	-3.5
Sunne	202.8	68.7%	139,262 SEK	70.7%	-19.0
Kristinehamn	205.6	67%	142,811 SEK	67.3%	-19.7
Arvika	213.8	73%	158,016 SEK	71.9%	-2.5
Hammarö	225.4	83.5%	143,611 SEK	88.6%	-18.7
Munkfors	219.9	65.2%	158,699 SEK	60%	+7.0
Peer average	215.2	73.4%	145,908 SEK	72.6%	-10.6

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

ForshagaKarlstadSunneKristinehamnArvika

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

ForshagaKarlstadSunneKristinehamnArvika

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

ForshagaKarlstadSunneKristinehamnArvika

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

ForshagaKarlstadSunneKristinehamnArvika

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

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Commuting municipality near a larger city

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Kil belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Here is how Kil compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Kil Group median

Merit value 220.1 (median: 212.5)

64th

Qualified teachers 73.3 (median: 72.7)

55th

Students/teacher 11 (median: 11.4)

64th

Cost/pupil 135851.2 (median: 146870.9)

84th

Graduating 3 yrs 70.7 (median: 69.7)

53th

All subjects passed 64.2 (median: 65.3)

40th

✅ Above group median for merit value

✅ Above group median for qualified teachers

✅ Above group median for students/teacher

✅ Above group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Kil	220.1	73.3%	135,851 SEK	70.7%
Alvesta	209.3	68.3%	142,053 SEK	65.1%
Aneby	223.6	64.3%	141,549 SEK	72%
Bjurholm	196.6	75.8%	169,648 SEK	79.2%
Bjuv	190	63%	151,037 SEK	64.3%
Eslöv	224.3	79.1%	140,361 SEK	69.4%
Forshaga	210.4	75.8%	137,783 SEK	72.3%
Färgelanda	200.5	65.6%	173,809 SEK	72.3%
Gagnef	213.4	64%	149,864 SEK	77.9%

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

Common questions about schools in Kil

How many schools are there in Kil?: Kil municipality has 22 active school units: 7 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 21 are municipal and 1 are independent. A total of 1,876 pupils attend schools in Kil.
What are the merit values in Kil?: The average year-9 merit value in Kil is 220.1 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Sannerudsskolan 7-9 with 220.1 points.
Which school in Kil has the highest teacher qualification rate?: STENÅSEN FÖRSKOLA has the highest share of qualified teachers in Kil at 95%. The municipal average is 75.4%.
How much does a school place cost in Kil?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Kil is 135,851 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 130,244 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Kil?: Student health services in Kil cost 4,740 SEK per pupil (2025). 59.7% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 53.6%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Timeline — school events in Kil

03/05/2026
HAGVIDSON KIL: Renamed from Förskola 610114 to HAGVIDSON KIL

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Summary — Kil

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Development over time

In-depth statistics

All 22 schools in Kil

Compulsory school

Results and grades

Teachers and personnel

Staff stability

Pupils and providers

Costs — compulsory school

Student health and support

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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Upper secondary

Upper-secondary statistics

Trends — upper secondary

University connection

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Adult education

Komvux (adult education)

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Preschool and childcare

Preschool in Kil

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Children and youth

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Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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Peer municipalities

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Municipalities in the same SCB group

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