Apladalsskolan in Värnamo

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Värnamo, Jönköpings län · VÄRNAMO KOMMUN

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There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Number of pupils
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

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Skolkoll score: 54 of 100 Stable How is it calculated?
This school performs near average
440 pupils 80.7% qualified teachers Merit 222.1 11.9 pupils/teacher Grade deviation +0.1
Quality dimensions
Results 44
Staff 72
Value-added 51
Safety* 50
Resources 51
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 4 of 5 dimensions.

Apladalsskolan is a compulsory school in Värnamo, Jönköpings län. The school has 440 pupils and 11.9 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 222.1 points. 80.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Värnamo kommun.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.

Result history: 5 years
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School signal summary

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
222.1 →
National: 227.7 Municipality: 223.3
Pupils/teacher
11.9 ↑
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.0
Qualified teachers
80.7% →
National: 74.0% Municipality: 71.6%
Eligible for upper secondary
77.9% →
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

School's strengths compared to all compulsory schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P44
Qualified teachers P72
Teacher density P51
Upper secondary eligibility P24

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Värnamo

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

145,308 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
65,168 SEK Teaching
18,680 SEK Facilities
7,685 SEK Meals
3,783 SEK Learning materials
4,094 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 136,784 SEK/pupil.

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Värnamo

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
4,094 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
59.7%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
52.3%
Support from student health (staff)
79.6%
Preventive work (staff)
74.7%

View all key figures for Värnamo · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Värnamo

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Värnamo. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
19.5 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
50.4% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
48,662 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
61% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
1,708

View all key figures for Värnamo · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Värnamo

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Värnamo. Source: SCB.

4,141 ages 6–15 (2025)
3,882 ages 6–15 (2030)
3,503 ages 6–15 (2035)
-6.3 % Change

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

This school

Indicator based on the share of permanently employed, senior and qualified teachers. The school has high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
87.8%
Senior teachers
7.4%
Qualified teachers
80.7%

Teacher turnover: 12.3% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 71.6% (national: 74%).

A high share of permanently employed and qualified teachers indicates a more stable staff situation. Source: Skolverket Statistical Database.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Värnamo (2025)
70.3% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -2.5 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Värnamo
11.3 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Värnamo (%)

2020: 72.8% 2025: 70.3%

All staff data for Värnamo

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

222 Actual merit value
221 Modelled value
+1.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Värnamo): +2.8

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (440 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
1%
Share of boys
43.0%
Pass in all subjects
57% (model: 68%, score: -11)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: 0.0 2024/25: +1.0

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Similar schools

The 5 most similar compulsory schools based on pupil count, geography, teacher qualifications and pupil composition.

Gröndalsskolan
Värnamo
Merit: 226 Qual: 72% 450 pupils
1 km away 88% similarity
Trälleborg
Värnamo
Qual: 67.7% 430 pupils
1 km away 85% similarity
Hagaskolan
Alvesta
Merit: 205.2 Qual: 78% 410 pupils
44 km away 84% similarity
Mohedaskolan
Alvesta
Merit: 206.8 Qual: 75.6% 380 pupils
38 km away 84% similarity
Hjortsjöskolan 7-9
Vaggeryd
Merit: 186.2 Qual: 78.2% 350 pupils
36 km away 83% similarity

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Apladalsskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+1.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 13 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -11.3

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Apladalsskolan Värnamo 222 +1.0 80.7%
Bergumsskolan F-9 Göteborg 213 -15.0 73.8%
Lagmansskolan Beta MH Mjölby 210 -18.0 75.9%
Sjöparksskolan B – 213 -8.0 –
Rödebyskolan 7-9 Karlskrona 208 -19.0 88.7%
Silverbergsskolan Ronneby Ronneby 186 -36.0 53.4%
Sollebrunns skola 7-9 Alingsås 213 -8.0 72.4%
Johannesskolan Norrkpg Kr Sk Norrköping 254 +30.0 54.1%
Porsnässkolan – 213 -12.0 –
Österledskolan Karlskoga 210 -14.0 64.4%
Högelidsskolan 7-9 Mariestad 198 -28.0 63.2%
Engelbrektskolan 7-9 Borås 233 +7.0 89.4%
Elsa Brändströms skola Linköping 214 -13.0 81%
Skogstorpsskolan Falkenberg 209 -14.0 67.1%
Läroverket Hudiksvall 212 -15.0 80.9%
Torpaskolan F-9 Göteborg 219 -6.0 79.6%

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

159 Pupils yr 9
-6.1 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
77.9% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 7
158
Year 8
127
Year 9
159

Statistics

Number of pupils
440 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Pupils per teacher
11.9 (municipal avg: 11, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
80.7% (municipal avg: 71.6%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
222.1 (municipal avg: 223.3, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
77.9% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
13.2%
NP English yr 9
15.5%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.2%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Costs per pupil

Total cost
136,800 SEK Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCost per studentCosts are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.Read more about the method →
Teaching
65,200 SEK
Facilities
18,700 SEK
Meals
7,700 SEK
Learning materials
3,800 SEK
Student health
4,090 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
37.1%
Permanently employed
87.8% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
7.4%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
12.3%
Pupils per counsellor
1204.2
Certified in subject(s)
71.6% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
303.8
Share of female teachers
78.4%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
30%
Gender
43.0% boys, 57.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
1% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
22.7% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
17% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
57.4%

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
10,606 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
929 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
174 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,459 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Eligible for upper secondary
77.9% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

33183 VÄRNAMO

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About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
40576389
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
School provider
Värnamo kommun
Organisation number
2120000555
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Värnamo
County
Jönköpings län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Jonas Hultqvist

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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