Key metrics — Kristinehamn municipality Overview of the municipality's education system.
40 Active schools 34 municipal, 6 independent
3,666 Total pupils 13 compulsory, 3 upper secondary
205.3 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 3 schools (national avg: 228.5)
71.5% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms
142,811 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)
10.8 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality
1.4 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.4)
Kristinehamn municipality has 40 schools with an average merit value of 205.3 (national avg 228.5).
Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Kristinehamn underperforms its peers.
In-depth statistics Schools Compulsory school Upper secondary Adult education Preschool Children & youth Demographics Economy Society Neighbors Peer municipalities SCB group FAQ How does Kristinehamn compare to its neighbours?
7/7 Merit value
6/7 Qual. teachers
4/7 Cost/pupil
All F–3 4–6 7–9 F–9 Upper Secondary Preschool
School School forms Provider Pupils Qual. teachers 16. FÖRSKOLAN ÄVENTYRET Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 63 68% 33. FÖRSKOLAN SIRIUS Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 49 66.7% 34. FÖRSKOLAN SKEPPET Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 67 53.3% 35. FÖRSKOLAN DJURGÅRDSPARKEN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 56 66.7% 36. FÖRSKOLAN TALLUNDEN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 38 77.7% 37. FÖRSKOLAN SPIGGEN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 44 55.1% 38. FÖRSKOLAN VIPAN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 72 64.3% 39. FÖRSKOLAN URANUS Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 36 75% 41. FÖRSKOLAN DIMMAN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 71 71.4% 47. FÖRSKOLAN VITA HUSET Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 28 80% 48. FÖRSKOLAN BJÖRKDUNGEN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 51 71.4% 51A. FÖRSKOLAN GRUNNEBACKA Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 21 33.3% 52. FÖRSKOLAN BÄCKEN Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 22 61.1% 56. FÖRSKOLAN ÖLME Preschool Kristinehamns kommun 68 71.4% Björneborgs skola F-6 After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 50 61.8% Brogymnasiet 1 Adapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary school Kristinehamns kommun 150 78.7% Brogymnasiet 2 Upper secondary school Kristinehamns kommun 220 76.4% Brogymnasiet 3 Upper secondary school Kristinehamns kommun 280 84.3% Djurgårdsskolan 4-6 After-school care, Compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun 210 68.5% Djurgårdsskolan 7-9 Compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun 270 51.6% Djurgårdsskolan F-3 After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 180 76.7% Föräldrakooperativet Gläntan Fritidshem After-school care Föräldrakooperativet Gläntan — — FÖRSKOLAN LUSTGÅRDEN Preschool Pingstförsamlingen I Kristinehamn 20 22.1% FÖRSKOLAN SOLGLIMTEN Preschool Föreningen Värdefulla Barn Och Ungdomar - Fvbu Förskola 52 41.4% FÖRSKOLAN TUMMELITEN EKONOMISK FÖRENING Preschool Förskolan Tummeliten Ekonomisk Förening 22 39.1% Grunnebacka skola F-6 After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 30 — Komvux Adult education Kristinehamns kommun — — Komvux, särvux Adult education Kristinehamns kommun — — Komvux, SFI Adult education Kristinehamns kommun — — Ölmeskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 90 70.2% SJÖÄNGENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Föräldrakooperativet Sjöängen Ekonomisk Förening 20 23.3% Södermalmsskolan 4-6 After-school care, Compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun 260 67.8% Södermalmsskolan 7-9 After-school care, Compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun 240 59.2% Södermalmsskolan F-3 After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 210 85.4% Stenstalidskolan 4-6 After-school care, Compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun 210 70.8% Stenstalidskolan 7-9 Compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun 250 62.9% Stenstalidskolan Anpassad grundskola Adapted compulsory school Kristinehamns kommun — — Stenstalidskolan F-3 After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 150 75.5% Strandskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kristinehamns kommun 50 82.4% TROLLSTUGAN Preschool Presteruds Naturförskola Ekonomisk Förening 16 —
Compulsory school Results, teachers, costs and student health
205.6 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5
67% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%
142,811 SEK/pupil National: 142,155
60.6% Passing all subjects
Results and grades Compulsory school results in Kristinehamn (2025).
Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)205.6 (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 60.6%
Passing mathematics 78% Pupil satisfaction year 5 68.2% Pupil satisfaction year 8 63.2%
Parents with post-secondary education 58% Source: Kolada .
Teachers and personnel Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).
Qualified teachers (compulsory school)67% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 72 %) 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 Kristinehamn, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.
Qualified teachers (2025) 67%
(national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025) ↓ Declining (-1.8 pp)
National trend (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027
≈ 65.4%
(linear extrapolation, 0.0 pp/year) Source: Kolada .
Pupils and providers Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).
Compulsory school pupils 2,217
Municipal / independent share 99.1% / 0.9% Source: Kolada .
Costs — compulsory school Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.
Cost per pupil (total) 142,811 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 156,378.6 SEK)
Municipal school cost 134,234 SEK/pupil
Teaching 82,813 SEK/pupil
Premises 18,755 SEK/pupil
Student health 3,373 SEK/pupil
School meals 7,352 SEK/pupil
Learning tools 4,361 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).
Student health and support Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Kristinehamn.
Student health (compulsory) 3,373 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary) 4,797 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5 59.3%
Easy to access help, year 8 53.2%
Study environment (studiero) 36.2% Source: Kolada , Skolinspektionen .
Mother tongue and multilingualism Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Kristinehamn (2025).
Other mother tongue than Swedish 22%
Participating in mother tongue instruction 11.7%
Swedish as a second language 13.6%
Passed mother tongue, year 9 85.2%
Passed SvA, year 9 70.6%
Newly arrived (last 3 years) 2.2% Source: Skolverket , Kolada .
SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘ ∿ Model computed This value is calculated using a statistical model. This affects SALSA score (municipality) SALSA is model-based and does not explain the full variation in school outcomes. Read more → Read more about the method → 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.
-19.7 Average residual (merit value) for 3 schools
2020/21: -14.0 2021/22: -12.7 2022/23: -6.7 2023/24: -18.3 2024/25: -19.7 2020/21: -14.0 2024/25: -19.7
Top merit-value schools Top 3 schools by year-9 merit value.
School ranking — Kristinehamn All 3 compulsory schools with merit value, sorted by year-9 merit value. The SALSA residual shows whether a school performs above or below expectations given its pupils' background.
SALSA residual shows whether a school performs above or below expectations given pupil background.
Positive (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = below expected.
Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.
Adapted compulsory school Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Kristinehamn (2025).
Share of compulsory school pupils 2% Cost per pupil 696,864 SEK/year Teachers per 100 pupils 5.1 Source: Kolada .
Trends — compulsory school Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 210.6 p 2021: 208.9 p 2022: 209.7 p 2023: 211.3 p 2024: 205 p 2025: 205.6 p 2020: 210.6 p 2025: 205.6 p
2020: 68.8 % 2021: 64.1 % 2022: 61.4 % 2023: 64.3 % 2024: 66.4 % 2025: 67 % 2020: 68.8 % 2025: 67 %
2020: 119,250 SEK 2021: 116,796 SEK 2022: 120,723 SEK 2023: 135,377 SEK 2024: 142,811 SEK 2020: 119,250 SEK 2024: 142,811 SEK
2020: 2,332 2021: 2,344 2022: 2,320 2023: 2,285 2024: 2,292 2025: 2,217 2020: 2,332 2025: 2,217
2020: 1 % 2021: 1.1 % 2022: 1.6 % 2023: 0.8 % 2024: 0.8 % 2025: 0.9 % 2020: 1 % 2025: 0.9 %
2020: 11.2 2021: 11.3 2022: 11.6 2023: 11.7 2024: 10.9 2025: 10.3 2020: 11.2 2025: 10.3
2020: 3,365 SEK 2021: 3,181 SEK 2022: 3,556 SEK 2023: 3,112 SEK 2024: 3,373 SEK 2020: 3,365 SEK 2024: 3,373 SEK
2022: 70.1 % 2023: 70.1 % 2024: 59.3 % 2025: 59.3 % 2022: 70.1 % 2025: 59.3 %
2022: 65.3 % 2023: 65.3 % 2024: 53.2 % 2025: 53.2 % 2022: 65.3 % 2025: 53.2 %
2022: 75.8 % 2023: 75.8 % 2024: 74.4 % 2025: 74.4 % 2022: 75.8 % 2025: 74.4 %
Upper secondary Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools
Upper-secondary statistics Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Kristinehamn (2024).
Upper-secondary pupils 771
Graduating within 3 years67.3% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years) 47.1% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary) 79.6% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil 151,655 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg) 14 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary) 11.1
Municipal upper-secondary cost 151,990 SEK/pupil Learning tools (upper secondary) 12,240 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support 12.2%
Foreign background (upper secondary) 30%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years 69.6% Source: Kolada .
Trends — upper secondary Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 141,051 SEK 2021: 142,709 SEK 2022: 144,379 SEK 2023: 155,044 SEK 2024: 151,655 SEK 2020: 141,051 SEK 2024: 151,655 SEK
2020: 65.1 % 2021: 65.5 % 2022: 66.7 % 2023: 65.3 % 2024: 63.6 % 2025: 67.3 % 2020: 65.1 % 2025: 67.3 %
2020: 82.9 % 2021: 85.9 % 2022: 78.2 % 2023: 88.7 % 2024: 88 % 2025: 79.6 % 2020: 82.9 % 2025: 79.6 %
2020: 5,917 SEK 2021: 6,525 SEK 2022: 5,168 SEK 2023: 5,393 SEK 2024: 4,797 SEK 2020: 5,917 SEK 2024: 4,797 SEK
2020: 49.4 % 2021: 46.4 % 2022: 46.2 % 2023: 44.2 % 2024: 43.4 % 2025: 47.1 % 2020: 49.4 % 2025: 47.1 %
University connection Share of upper-secondary students in Kristinehamn going on to higher education.
University eligibility (all) 47.1% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes 85.7% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes 17.7% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years67.3% (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 Kristinehamn (SCB).
Ages 16–18 (2025) 770
Ages 16–18 (2030) 756
(-1.8%)
Ages 6–15 (2025) 2,492
Ages 6–15 (2030) 2,205
(-11.5%)
Ages 1–5 (2025) 961
Total school age (2035) 3,496 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 Kristinehamn (2024).
Number of komvux pupils 603 Cost per FTE student 70,689 SEK/year Passing grades, basic level 65.2% Passing grades, upper-sec. level 70.3% Teacher licence, basic level 74.4% Teacher licence, upper-sec. level 57.7% Net cost basic adult edu. 78 SEK/capita/year Net cost upper-sec. adult edu. 106 SEK/capita/year Source: Kolada .
SFI (Swedish for immigrants) Key metrics for SFI in Kristinehamn (2024).
Cost per FTE student 116 SEK/year SFI course D pass rate 89.3% Teachers with licence 100% Source: Kolada .
Preschool and childcare Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care
Preschool in Kristinehamn Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.
Enrolled children 859
Preschool units 21 (14 municipal, 7 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool 88.5%
(national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group 16.2 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years) 11.7 (national avg: 12.2) Children per FTE 4.6 (national avg: 5) Preschool teacher licence 63.3% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education 61.2%
(national avg: 48%) After-school care (fritidshem) Key metrics for after-school care in Kristinehamn (2024).
Cost per child 45,113 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care 875
Children per FTE 21.3 (national avg: 21.6) Staff with pedagogical degree 55.8% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled 51.7% (national avg: 57.9 %) Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled 81.4% (national avg: 84.8 %) Source: Kolada .
Pedagogical care Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Kristinehamn (2025).
Children in pedagogical care 0 Share of children 1–5 1.5% Cost per enrolled child 0 SEK/year Source: Kolada .
Open preschool and family daycare Open preschool and family daycare in Kristinehamn (2025).
Source: Kolada .
Trends — preschool and childcare Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 38,031 SEK 2021: 36,170 SEK 2022: 34,212 SEK 2023: 41,547 SEK 2024: 45,113 SEK 2020: 38,031 SEK 2024: 45,113 SEK
2020: 50.1 % 2021: 48.8 % 2022: 49.3 % 2023: 50.4 % 2024: 52.7 % 2025: 51.7 % 2020: 50.1 % 2025: 51.7 %
Children and youth Health, economy and support
Children's and youth's health Health indicators for children and young people in Kristinehamn (2024).
Mental health issues, children/youth 12.1% Source: Kolada (N33820).
Child and youth welfare Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Kristinehamn (2024).
Initiated child investigations 44.4 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Children placed in care 20.2 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Net cost child/youth welfare 4,046 SEK/pop. 0–20/year Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).
Show community data (demographics, economy, society) Demographics and population Population, households and migration patterns
Demographics Population data for Kristinehamn (2025).
Total population 23,590
Population change -0.7%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age) 967
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age) 2,268
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age) 785
Higher education 25–64 22.2%
Foreign-born 20–64 17.8%
16–24 not in work/education 7.3% Source: Kolada .
Household types Distribution of household types in Kristinehamn (2024).
Single without children 46.6%
Single with children 5.4%
Couple without children 26.2%
Couple with children 16.1%
Other households 5.7%
Total number of households 12,159 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 Kristinehamn you — 205.3 71.5% 142,811 SEK 3,666 Degerfors 19.6 km 209.1 77.2% 139,707 SEK 1,492 Storfors 23.9 km 254.3 73.1% 206,365 SEK 696 Karlskoga 24.1 km 218.1 75.5% 135,111 SEK 5,031 Hammarö 34.5 km 227.9 83.6% 143,611 SEK 3,091 Karlstad 36.3 km 232.2 79.4% 141,174 SEK 17,309 Lekeberg 42.7 km 206.7 65.3% 154,260 SEK 1,477 Neighbour avg. 224.7 75.7% 153,371 SEK 4,849
Source: Skolverket & Kolada .
Municipalities selected by geographic distance.
Refugee reception Refugee reception in Kristinehamn (2025).
Newly arrived received 0.8 per 1,000 pop. Newly arrived children 0–17 6 per 1,000 pop. Establishment rate after 2 years 61.2% Source: Kolada .
Trends — demographics Demographic development (2020–2025).
2020: -0.3 % 2021: -0.4 % 2022: -0.2 % 2023: -1 % 2024: -0.3 % 2025: -0.7 % 2020: -0.3 % 2025: -0.7 %
2020: 8.4 % 2021: 7.2 % 2022: 6.8 % 2023: 7.5 % 2024: 7.3 % 2020: 8.4 % 2024: 7.3 %
2020: 1.5 2021: 1.7 2022: 0.6 2023: 0.6 2024: 2.1 2025: 0.8 2020: 1.5 2025: 0.8
Economy and housing Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure
Municipal economy Economic key metrics for Kristinehamn (2025).
Total tax rate (municipality+region) 34.3% Tax base 239,092 SEK/capita Annual result 3,272 SEK/capita Result, share of tax+grants 4.3% Source: Kolada .
Economic assistance Economic assistance (social benefits) in Kristinehamn (2024).
Assistance households 4.3 per 1,000 pop. Young adults 18–24 with assistance 9% Assistance months (avg) 47.3 Net cost economic assistance 2,157 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Learning tools and digitalisation Cost of learning tools in Kristinehamn. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.
Learning tools, compulsory school 4,361 SEK/pupil Learning tools, upper secondary 12,240 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.
Housing and infrastructure Housing and infrastructure indicators for Kristinehamn.
Overcrowded households (Kolada) 10.5% Completed dwellings 0.3 per 1,000 pop. Good public transport 99.1% Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s 95.5%
Rental 25.4%
Cooperative 16.2%
Owner-occupied 56.3%
Cars in traffic 12,207 Source: Kolada , SCB .
Trends — economy and housing Economic development (2020–2025).
2020: 22 % 2021: 22 % 2022: 22 % 2023: 22 % 2024: 22 % 2025: 22 % 2020: 22 % 2025: 22 %
2020: 6.4 2021: 5.9 2022: 5 2023: 4.6 2024: 4.3 2020: 6.4 2024: 4.3
2020: 13.6 % 2021: 12.5 % 2022: 12.1 % 2023: 10.7 % 2024: 9.9 % 2025: 10.5 % 2020: 13.6 % 2025: 10.5 %
Society, culture and environment Safety, culture and sustainability
Crime and safety Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Kristinehamn (2025).
Reported crimes (total) 8,770 per 100,000 pop. Violent crimes 887 per 100,000 pop. Burglaries 203 per 100,000 pop. Drug crimes 739 per 100,000 pop. Source: Kolada . Data from BRA .
LSS and disability services LSS services in Kristinehamn (2024).
LSS cost per capita 0–64 6,239 SEK/year LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64 1.4 Source: Kolada .
Work environment and sick leave Sick leave among municipal employees in Kristinehamn (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.
Long-term sick leave (>59 days) 45.5% of total Sick leave <30 years 8.5% Sick leave 30–49 years 6.9% Sick leave >49 years 8.7% Stress-related sick leave 1% of population Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).
Culture school Key metrics for the music and culture school in Kristinehamn (2024).
Share of pupils 6–19 12.1% Average pupil fee 821 SEK/pupil Cost per capita 582 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Public library Key metrics for public libraries in Kristinehamn (2024).
Loans per capita 4.5 per capita Children's book loans (0–17) 3.9 per capita Media allocation 483 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Environment Environmental indicators for Kristinehamn (2023).
CO₂ emissions per capita 4.7 tonnes Organic food (municipal kitchens) 34.3% Source: Kolada .
Trends — society and culture Development in society and culture (2020–2024).
2020: 12.4 % 2021: 12.1 % 2022: 9 % 2023: 11.6 % 2024: 12.1 % 2020: 12.4 % 2024: 12.1 %
2020: 11,208.6 2021: 10,470.3 2022: 11,289.3 2023: 10,474.2 2024: 10,585.8 2025: 8,769.5 2020: 11,208.6 2025: 8,769.5
2020: 8.9 % 2021: 9.1 % 2022: 9.8 % 2023: 10.5 % 2024: 12.1 % 2020: 8.9 % 2024: 12.1 %
2020: 4.5 t 2021: 4.7 t 2022: 4.4 t 2023: 4.7 t 2020: 4.5 t 2023: 4.7 t
2020: 84.7 % 2021: 90.4 % 2022: 93.9 % 2023: 94.9 % 2024: 95.5 % 2020: 84.7 % 2024: 95.5 %
2020: 7 % 2021: 7.3 % 2022: 8.5 % 2023: 8.3 % 2024: 8.3 % 2025: 7.8 % 2020: 7 % 2025: 7.8 %
2020: 0.6 % 2021: 0.7 % 2022: 1.1 % 2023: 1.4 % 2024: 1 % 2020: 0.6 % 2024: 1 %
Trends — adult education Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).
2020: 826 2021: 786 2022: 677 2023: 596 2024: 603 2020: 826 2024: 603
2020: 62,560 SEK 2021: 64,479 SEK 2022: 77,903 SEK 2023: 93,496 SEK 2024: 70,689 SEK 2020: 62,560 SEK 2024: 70,689 SEK
2020: 61.6 % 2021: 71.6 % 2022: 63.2 % 2023: 67.2 % 2024: 65.2 % 2020: 61.6 % 2024: 65.2 %
2020: 69.5 % 2021: 71.6 % 2022: 72.1 % 2023: 69.7 % 2024: 70.3 % 2020: 69.5 % 2024: 70.3 %
2020: 100 % 2021: 100 % 2022: 63.2 % 2023: 74.4 % 2020: 100 % 2023: 74.4 %
2020: 80.8 % 2021: 90 % 2022: 87.4 % 2023: 57.7 % 2020: 80.8 % 2023: 57.7 %
2020: 214 2021: 186 2022: 173 2023: 158 2024: 137 2020: 214 2024: 137
2020: 100 % 2022: 96.3 % 2023: 89.3 % 2020: 100 % 2023: 89.3 %
Teacher certification: trend and forecast
Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Kristinehamn with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.
2020: 68.8% 2021: 64.1% 2022: 61.4% 2023: 64.3% 2024: 66.4% 2025: 67% 2020 68.8%
2025 (latest) 67%
Forecast 2027 65.4% (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 Kristinehamn.
Cost per pupil 142,811 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9 205.6 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK 1.4 (national avg: 1.6)
Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn with statistically similar municipalities
Comparison with peer municipalities ⬇ Export CSV Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn you 205.6 67% 142,811 SEK 67.3% -19.7 Sunne 202.8 68.7% 139,262 SEK 70.7% -19.0 Hagfors 198.5 66% 147,612 SEK 74.5% -14.5 Filipstad 208.9 65.1% 154,997 SEK 60% +2.0 Eda 199.8 66% 162,162 SEK 62% -17.0 Forshaga 210.4 75.8% 137,783 SEK 72.3% -17.5 Arvika 213.8 73% 158,016 SEK 71.9% -2.5 Kil 220.1 73.3% 135,851 SEK 70.7% -6.0 Peer average 207.8 69.7% 147,955 SEK 68.9% -10.6
Trends compared with peer municipalities Sunne Hagfors Filipstad Eda Forshaga
Sunne Hagfors Filipstad Eda Forshaga
Sunne Hagfors Filipstad Eda Forshaga
Sunne Hagfors Filipstad Eda Forshaga
Source: Kolada .
Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Värmlands län.
Similar municipalities (SCB group) Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
Benchmark vs SCB group B5 Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.
Kristinehamn vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit value Qualified teachers Students/teacher Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs All subjects passed
Merit value 205.6 (median: 211.2)
27th Qualified teachers 67 (median: 67)
50th Students/teacher 10.3 (median: 11.1)
77th Cost/pupil 142810.9 (median: 155418.6)
84th Graduating 3 yrs 67.3 (median: 67.7)
47th All subjects passed 60.6 (median: 65.2)
30th ✅ Above group median for students/teacher
✅ Above group median for cost/pupil
ℹ️ Below group median for merit value
ℹ️ Below group median for graduating 3 yrs
Municipalities in the same SCB group Kristinehamn 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.
35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.
Municipality Merit value Qualified teachers Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs Kristinehamn 205.6 67% 142,811 SEK 67.3% 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 .
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Common questions about schools in Kristinehamn
How many schools are there in Kristinehamn? Kristinehamn municipality has 40 active school units: 13 compulsory schools and 3 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 34 are municipal and 6 are independent. A total of 3,666 pupils attend schools in Kristinehamn.
What are the merit values in Kristinehamn? The average year-9 merit value in Kristinehamn is 205.3 points (based on 3 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Södermalmsskolan 7-9 with 228.4 points.
Which school in Kristinehamn has the highest teacher qualification rate? Södermalmsskolan F-3 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Kristinehamn at 85.4%. The municipal average is 71.5%.
How much does a school place cost in Kristinehamn? The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Kristinehamn is 142,811 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 134,234 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Kristinehamn? Student health services in Kristinehamn cost 3,373 SEK per pupil (2024). 59.3% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 53.2%. 
