Fria Läroverken Karlstad

Upper secondary school in Karlstad , Värmlands län

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

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

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Fria Läroverken Karlstad is an upper secondary school in Karlstad, Värmlands län. The school has 550 pupils and 16 pupils per teacher. The diploma rate (share with diploma within 3 years) is 100%. 82.1% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Fria Läroverken i Sverige AB (group: Watma Group AB).

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.

Some areas to note
High pupil-to-teacher ratio 16.0

16.0 pupils per teacher — significantly above the national average (12.1).

Near average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
16
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.5
Qualified teachers
82.1%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 67.0%
Diploma within 3 years
100%
National: 81.8% Municipality: 87.1%
Grade points
13.7
National: 13.8 Municipality: 13.9
Eligible for higher education
44.8%
National: 77.6% Municipality: 75.8%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Karlstad

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,915 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
72.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
62.2%
Support from student health (staff)
78%
Preventive work (staff)
73.3%

View all key figures for Karlstad · 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
Qualified teachers
82.1%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 67% (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 — Karlstad (2024)
78.3% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -3.2 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Karlstad
12.8 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Karlstad (%)

2020: 81.5% 2024: 78.3%

All staff data for Karlstad

After upper secondary

Eligibility and transition to higher education

Eligible for higher education
44.8%
Direct to university (municipal avg.)
16.3%

Admission scores by programme

Latest admission scores per programme. Higher scores indicate more competition.

Child and recreation programme
BF
172.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 172.5
Electricity and energy programme
EE
177.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 177.5
Business and economics programme
EK
245 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 245
Natural science programme
NA
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026
Social science programme
SA
202.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 202.5
Technology programme
TE
175 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 175

Admission score = lowest merit value that was admitted to the programme. When scores are unavailable, only the programme listing is shown. Source: Skolverket.

Statistics

Number of pupils
550 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
16 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPupils per teacherThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Qualified teachers
82.1% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCertified teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Diploma within 3 years
100%
Grade points
13.7
Eligible for higher education
44.8%
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
737 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 →

Demographics & safety

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
9,840 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
875 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
440 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
967 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
27115998
School forms
Upper secondary school
Municipality
Karlstad
County
Värmlands län
School provider
Fria Läroverken i Sverige AB
Organisation number
5569172041
Provider type
Independent
Legal form
Limited company
School group
Watma Group AB
Principal
Hans Johan Mattias Schelin

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Addresses

Postal address

Box 2028, 60002 NORRKÖPING

Inspection and review

The Schools Inspectorate (Skolinspektionen) is responsible for supervision and quality reviews of schools in Sweden.

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