Bjurbäcksskolan 7-9

Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Emmaboda , Kalmar län

3 values has limited history

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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.

Bjurbäcksskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Emmaboda, Kalmar län. The school has 280 pupils and 9.5 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 216.4 points. 74.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Emmaboda 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 63985%

63985% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
216.4
National: 227.2 Municipality: 216.4
Pupils/teacher
9.5
National: 12.1 Municipality: 8.9
Qualified teachers
74.7%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 57.2%
Eligible for upper secondary
78.9%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Emmaboda

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,770 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
73.4%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
59.8%
Support from student health (staff)
82.8%
Preventive work (staff)
67.9%

View all key figures for Emmaboda · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Emmaboda

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

Children per FTE
21.2 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
57% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
53,285 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
46.2% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
311

View all key figures for Emmaboda · 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
90.6%
Senior teachers
10%
Qualified teachers
74.7%

Teacher turnover: 9% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 57.2% (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 — Emmaboda (2024)
74.9% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -1.3 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Emmaboda
9 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Emmaboda (%)

2020: 76.2% 2024: 74.9%

All staff data for Emmaboda

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.

216 Actual merit value
201 Modelled value
+15.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Emmaboda): +15.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.9 points (280 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 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
46.0%
Pass in all subjects
57% (model: 58%, score: -1)

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 Bjurbäcksskolan 7-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+15.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 6 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +19.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Bjurbäcksskolan 7-9 Emmaboda 216 +15.0 74.7%
Hammerstaskolan Botkyrka 229 +31.0 49.4%
Nya Skolan, Lilla Edet Lilla Edet 227 +26.0 47.3%
Albäcksskolan 2 Hultsfred 200 -8.0 48.7%
Communityskolan Tynnered Göteborg 221 +26.0 54.6%
Vittra Västra hamnen 224 +19.0
Freinetskolan Kastanjen Botkyrka 269 +59.0 49.3%
Vittangi skola Kiruna 264 +55.0 42.1%
Slottsskolan Borgholm 220 +8.0 63.3%
Grundskola Överkalix kommun Överkalix 204 +7.0 51.9%
Pajala Centralskola Pajala 233 +30.0 69.5%
Kunskapsskolan Landskrona Landskrona 223 +20.0 58.2%
Botkyrka Friskola F-9 Botkyrka 258 +55.0 52%
Odenskolan Örebro 175 -31.0 47.5%
Kunskapsskolan Motala Motala 206 -7.0 59.4%
Innovitaskolan Landskrona Landskrona 188 -4.0 46.7%

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
280 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
9.5
Qualified teachers
74.7%
Merit value yr 9
216.4
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
78.9%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.5%
NP English yr 9
14.6%
NP Mathematics yr 9
8.7%
School library
Yes

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
163,500 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
71,400 SEK
Facilities
10,000 SEK
Meals
8,700 SEK
Learning materials
8,200 SEK
Student health
5,770 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
14.5%
Permanently employed
90.6% 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
10%
Teacher turnover
9%
Pupils per counsellor
1770

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
63985% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
146513% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
26.9%
Gender
46.0% boys, 54.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
46.6%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
9,494 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
566 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
400 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,088 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
37716305
School forms
Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Emmaboda
County
Kalmar län
School provider
Emmaboda kommun
Organisation number
2120000738
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Anneli Hammarström

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Addresses

Postal address

BOX 54, 36121 EMMABODA

Inspection and review

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