All compulsory schools in Lessebo — 5 schools

Lessebo has 5 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 231.2 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Lessebo

All 5 compulsory schools in Lessebo sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Bikupan231.256 %260Municipal
Björkskolan80 %60Municipal
Hackebackeskolan71 %210Municipal
Kvarndammskolan91 %280Municipal
Lustigkulla skola49 %40Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
231.2 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
71.1 %
Pass in mathematics
80.3 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
62.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
55.7 %
Parents with post-secondary education
50.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
71.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher
10.3

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
71.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↓ Declining (-1.2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Lessebo (%)

Trend: 73.1 to 71.9, downward
2020: 73.1 %2025: 71.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
910
Municipal / independent share
92.4 % / 7.6 %

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: 173,876 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 171,521 SEK/pupil

Teaching
92,972 SEK
Premises
23,590 SEK
Student health
6,684 SEK
Meals
11,061 SEK
Learning tools
11,126 SEK
Other
26,088 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,684 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
85.7 %
Preventive work (staff)
82.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
58.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
62.2 %
Safety at school
80.8 %
Study calm
44.2 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
37.5 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
22.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
32.4 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
95.7 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
96.7 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
2.3 %

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.

+22Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Lessebo, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Bikupan231209+22

Highest merit score in Lessebo

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
BikupanLESSEBO KOMMUN231.2+2255.9 %260

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
36
Share of compulsory-school pupils
3.5 %
Cost per pupil
556,758 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
3.4

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada