All compulsory schools in Säffle — 9 schools

Säffle has 9 compulsory schools of which 2 are independent. Average merit score: 206.7 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Säffle

All 9 compulsory schools in Säffle sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Botilsäter skola78 %30Municipal
Höglundaskolan79 %230Municipal
Långseruds Friskola61 %40Independent
Nysäters skola72 %70Municipal
Svanskogs skola60 %50Municipal
Tegnérskolan206.773 %440Municipal
Tingvallaskolan85 %330Municipal
Tveta friskola ekonomisk förening75 %80Independent
Värmlandsbro skola60 %80Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
206.7 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
58.8 %
Pass in mathematics
69.4 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
63.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
68.6 %
Parents with post-secondary education
46.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
75.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
75.9 % / 69.3 %
Pupils per teacher
9.9

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
75.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+5.5 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Säffle (%)

Trend: 69.9 to 75.4, upward
2020: 69.9 %2025: 75.4 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,340
Municipal / independent share
90.2 % / 9.8 %

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: 165,163 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 153,657 SEK/pupil

Teaching
84,442 SEK
Premises
20,868 SEK
Student health
6,603 SEK
Meals
10,726 SEK
Learning tools
5,165 SEK
Other
25,853 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,603 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
77.9 %
Preventive work (staff)
71.2 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
55.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
59.3 %
Safety at school
83 %
Study calm
44.1 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
21.7 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
9.8 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
20.9 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
89.7 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
4.3 %

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.

-5Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Säffle, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Tegnérskolan207212-5

Highest merit score in Säffle

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
TegnérskolanSÄFFLE KOMMUN206.7-572.6 %440

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
28
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1.9 %
Cost per pupil
532,643 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
4.2

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada