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Schools in Söderköping municipality

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33 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Söderköping, Östergötland County. The three most common school forms: 16 preschool, 9 compulsory school, 9 preschool class (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Söderköping

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
9
Upper secondary
2
Preschools
16
Municipal
28
Independent
5

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2025/26. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Söderköping has 33 schools with a merit value of 218.8 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 80.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

33 schools2,420 pupils80.5% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Municipality overview (PDF)

Summary — Söderköping

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Söderköping municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Active schools
33
28 municipal, 5 independent
Total pupils
2,420
9 compulsory, 2 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
218.8
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
80.5%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
147,900 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
9.9
Compulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Söderköping municipality has 33 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 218.8 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (80.5%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Söderköping

How many schools are there in Söderköping?
Söderköping municipality has 33 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 9 of the units offer compulsory education, 2 offer upper-secondary education and 16 offer preschool. 28 of the units are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,420 pupils attend schools in Söderköping.
What are the merit values in Söderköping?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Söderköping is 218.8 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Söderköpings Waldorfskola with 230 points.
Which school in Söderköping has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Nyströmska skolan 3 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Söderköping at 91%. The municipality value is 80.5% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Söderköping?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Söderköping is 147,900 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 139,629 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Söderköping organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Söderköping
Mother-tongue tuition

5.7% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 6,379 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Söderköping compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
Merit value 2025
3/7
Qualified teachers 2025
2/7
Cost/pupil 2025
5/7

Skolkoll score in Söderköping

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Söderköping
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Söderköping: 9 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Skönbergaskolan with Skolkoll score 63 out of 100. Municipal average 58, neutral midpoint 50.

9 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Söderköping
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Söderköping: 2 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Nyströmska skolan 2 with Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Lowest: Nyströmska skolan 3 with Skolkoll score 54 out of 100.

Nyströmska skolan 2
Skolkoll score 57 out of 100
Nyströmska skolan 3
Skolkoll score 54 out of 100
2 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Söderköping

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Söderköping with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
BergaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN23072.7%Skolkoll score 53 out of 100. Composite index.
Björkängen anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN——No score
BjörkhagaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN27087.1%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Composite index.
Mogata skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN11076.1%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Composite index.
Nyströmska anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN——No score
Nyströmska anpassad gymnasieskolaAdapted upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN——No score
Nyströmska skolan 2Upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN5088.2%Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Composite index.
Nyströmska skolan 3Upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN5091%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Composite index.
Östra Ryds skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN9084.1%Skolkoll score 63 out of 100. Composite index.
RamunderskolanCompulsory schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN50080.7%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Composite index.
Sankt Anna skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN3075.7%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Composite index.
SkönbergaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN12081.9%Skolkoll score 63 out of 100. Composite index.
Söderköpings WaldorfskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSTIFTELSEN SÖDERKÖPINGS WALDORFSKOLA140—Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Composite index.
Västra Husby skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN20081.8%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Composite index.
Preschools in SöderköpingSöderköping has 16 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Each comparison cell shows both a value and status: better than neighbour average / in line with neighbour average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Söderköping with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Söderköping you—218.8In line with neighbour average80.5%Better than neighbour average147,900 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Norrköping16.7 km229.6Better than neighbour average72.2%Worse than neighbour average136,164 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Valdemarsvik27.9 km211.7In line with neighbour average75.3%In line with neighbour average158,051 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Åtvidaberg32.4 km202.7Worse than neighbour average76.8%In line with neighbour average164,534 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Linköping41.7 km228.3Better than neighbour average82.4%Better than neighbour average146,110 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Finspång44.6 km214.6In line with neighbour average67.2%Worse than neighbour average145,337 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Oxelösund50.3 km202.5Worse than neighbour average75%In line with neighbour average147,827 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Neighbour avg214.974.8%149,670 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2025/26. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Söderköping municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Söderköping place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Söderköping

  1. BJÖRKLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  2. HÖGBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  3. ALBOGA ÖSTRA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  4. BJÖRKLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  5. HÖGBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  6. KULLBORGS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  7. MOGATA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  8. PRÄSTKRAGENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  9. S:T ANNA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  10. SKÖNBERGA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  11. SNÖVELTORPS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  12. SOLÄNGENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  13. VÄSTRA HUSBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  14. ÖSTRA RYDS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  15. ALBOGA ÖSTRA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  16. BJÖRKLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  17. HÖGBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  18. KULLBORGS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  19. MOGATA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  20. PRÄSTKRAGENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  21. S:T ANNA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  22. SKÖNBERGA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  23. SNÖVELTORPS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  24. SOLÄNGENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  25. VÄSTRA HUSBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  26. ÖSTRA RYDS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  27. BJÖRKLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  28. HÖGBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  29. Nyströmska skolan - SFI: Renamed from Nyströmska skolan vux - gr to Nyströmska skolan - SFI

  30. Nyströmska skolan - vux: Renamed from Nyströmska skolan vux - gy to Nyströmska skolan - vux

… and 66 older events.

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Östergötland CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Söderköping.Merit value year 9Compare Söderköping with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Independent vs municipalCompare schools by provider type.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.ÅtvidabergCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.BoxholmCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.FinspångCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.KindaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.LinköpingCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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