All compulsory schools in Surahammar — 6 schools

Surahammar has 6 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 221.4 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Surahammar

All 6 compulsory schools in Surahammar sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Bäckhammarskolan53 %100Municipal
Hammarskolan221.476 %370Municipal
Nytorpsskolan83 %130Municipal
Starbäcksskolan75 %150Municipal
Tuppkärrsskolan64 %290Municipal
Virsboskolan68 %80Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
221.4 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
60.8 %
Pass in mathematics
96.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
57.4 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
44.6 %
Parents with post-secondary education
47.8 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
70 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher
11.5

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
70 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.6 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Surahammar (%)

Trend: 67.4 to 70, upward
2020: 67.4 %2025: 70 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,128
Municipal / independent share
96.8 % / 3.2 %

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: 138,580 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 131,125 SEK/pupil

Teaching
77,554 SEK
Premises
13,426 SEK
Student health
5,775 SEK
Meals
10,731 SEK
Learning tools
10,518 SEK
Other
13,120 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,775 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
75.4 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
47.5 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
36.6 %
Safety at school
70.3 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
13.5 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
5.2 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
6.4 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
85.7 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
90 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
1.3 %

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.

+16Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Surahammar, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Hammarskolan221206+16

Highest merit score in Surahammar

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
HammarskolanSURAHAMMARS KOMMUN221.4+1676.1 %370

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
21
Cost per pupil
423,842 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
5.4

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada