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Schools in Söderköping municipality

School profileData and statisticsMunicipal report (PDF)

34 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 July 2026. School data covers 2024/25; 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
3
Preschools
16
Municipal
29
Independent
5

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2024/25. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Söderköping has 34 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%).

34 schools2,470 pupils80.5% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

Apply for a place in Söderköping

Short guide to how to apply by school form in Söderköping.

Practical info

Municipal report (PDF)

Summary — Söderköping

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Söderköping municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

34Active schools29 municipal, 5 independent
2,470Total pupils9 compulsory, 3 upper secondary
218.8Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
80.5%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
147,900 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
9.6Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Söderköping municipality has 34 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 national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Söderköping

How many schools are there in Söderköping?
Söderköping municipality has 34 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 9 of the units offer compulsory education, 3 offer upper-secondary education and 16 offer preschool. 29 of the units are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,470 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 Ramunderskolan with 219.8 points.
Which school in Söderköping has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Nyströmska skolan 1 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Söderköping at 94.9%. 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 ↓
3/7Merit value 2025
2/7Qualified teachers 2025
5/7Cost/pupil 2025

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: Östra Ryds skola with Skolkoll score 64 out of 100. Municipal average 57, 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 1 with Skolkoll score 76 out of 100. Lowest: Nyströmska skolan 2 with Skolkoll score 56 out of 100.

Nyströmska skolan 1
Skolkoll score 76 out of 100
Nyströmska skolan 2
Skolkoll score 56 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. Near average.
Björkängen anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN———
BjörkhagaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN27087.1%Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
Mogata skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN11076.1%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
Nyströmska anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN———
Nyströmska anpassad gymnasieskolaAdapted upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN———
Nyströmska skolan 1Upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN3094.9%Skolkoll score 76 out of 100. Above average.
Nyströmska skolan 2Upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN6088.2%Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Near average.
Nyströmska skolan 3Upper secondary schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN60——
Östra Ryds skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN9084.1%Skolkoll score 64 out of 100. Near average.
RamunderskolanCompulsory schoolSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN50080.7%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
Sankt Anna skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN3075.7%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
SkönbergaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN12081.9%Skolkoll score 63 out of 100. Near average.
Söderköpings WaldorfskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSTIFTELSEN SÖDERKÖPINGS WALDORFSKOLA140—Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
Västra Husby skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSÖDERKÖPINGS KOMMUN20081.8%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
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. Colour coding: better / 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—218.880.5%147,900 SEK
Norrköping16.4 km229.672.2%136,164 SEK
Åtvidaberg32.5 km202.776.8%164,534 SEK
Valdemarsvik32.9 km211.775.3%158,051 SEK
Linköping41.6 km228.382.4%146,110 SEK
Finspång44.4 km214.667.2%145,337 SEK
Oxelösund50.3 km202.575%147,827 SEK
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 2024/25. 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. FÖRÄLDRAFÖRENINGEN SNIGELN: Renamed from Förskola 789662 to FÖRÄLDRAFÖRENINGEN SNIGELN

  28. BJÖRKLUNDA FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  29. FÖRÄLDRAFÖRENINGEN SNIGELN: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAFÖRENINGEN SNIGELN to Förskola 789662

  30. HÖGBY FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

… and 146 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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