Bikupan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Lessebo , Kronobergs län

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  • 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.

Bikupan is a compulsory school in Lessebo, Kronobergs län. The school has 260 pupils and 9.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 231.2 points. 63% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Lessebo kommun.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data. For the full Swedish profile with surveys, trend charts and extended commentary, you can also open the Swedish school page.

Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

Notable concerns
High absence 84639%

84639% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
231.2
National: 227.2 Municipality: 231.2
Pupils/teacher
9.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 9.6
Qualified teachers
63%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 49.2%
Eligible for upper secondary
78.9%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Lessebo

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,878 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
58.3%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
62.2%
Support from student health (staff)
85.7%
Preventive work (staff)
82.2%

View all key figures for Lessebo · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Lessebo

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

Children per FTE
23.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
29.3% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
40,022 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
47.5% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
349

View all key figures for Lessebo · Source: Kolada

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
88.9%
Senior teachers
11.8%
Qualified teachers
63%

Teacher turnover: 9.9% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 49.2% (national: 73%).

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 — Lessebo (2024)
73.7% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
→ +0.6 percentage points (stable)
Pupils per teacher — Lessebo
9.9 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Lessebo (%)

2020: 73.1% 2024: 73.7%

All staff data for Lessebo

Merit value vs. expected (SALSAStatistical model adjusting results for student demographics)

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

231 Actual merit value
209 Modelled value
+22.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Lessebo): +22.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.9 points (260 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
2.1 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
3%
Share of boys
58.0%
Pass in all subjects
71% (model: 63%, score: +8)

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

Schools with similar pupil composition

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

+22.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 13 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -1.3

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Bikupan Lessebo 231 +22.0 63%
Färsingaskolan Sjöbo 182 -25.0 46.3%
Kung Karls skola Kungsör 197 -9.0 75%
Västervångskolan Landskrona 224 +18.0 67.3%
Ekeby skola Bjuv 177 -29.0 50.8%
Hedebyskolan Trosa 210 +3.0 93.9%
Rådaskolan Mellerud 197 -9.0 50%
Mogaskolan 7-9 Svenljunga 197 -6.0 58.8%
Alftaskolan 7-9 Ovanåker 212 +3.0 74.6%
Rotskärsskolan 7-9 Älvkarleby 194 -14.0 59.9%
Frykenskolan Torsby 198 -15.0 66.6%
Sätraskolan Stockholm 240 +30.0 69.2%
Strömstiernaskolan 7-9 Strömstad 231 +17.0 48.7%
Alléskolan 7-9 Åtvidaberg 203 -11.0 78.4%
Hembergsskolan 7-9 Vilhelmina 206 -7.0 64.1%
Lina grundskola Södertälje 232 +34.0 54.9%

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

Statistics

Number of pupils
260 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
9.1
Qualified teachers
63%
Merit value yr 9
231.2
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
78.9%
NP Swedish yr 9
14.9%
NP English yr 9
14.8%
NP Mathematics yr 9
9.6%
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
165,900 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
94,300 SEK
Facilities
19,700 SEK
Meals
11,300 SEK
Learning materials
9,900 SEK
Student health
4,880 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
15.9%
Permanently employed
88.9% 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
11.8%
Teacher turnover
9.9%
Pupils per counsellor
1098.8

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
84639% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
148895% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
42.2%
Gender
58.0% boys, 42.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
3% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
50.3%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,976 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,219 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
398 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
326 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
74218950
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Lessebo
County
Kronobergs län
School provider
Lessebo kommun
Organisation number
2120000613
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Patrik Gustavsson

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Addresses

Postal address

36580 LESSEBO

Inspection and review

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