Parkskolan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Mönsterås , Kalmar 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.

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Parkskolan is a compulsory school in Mönsterås, Kalmar län. The school has 260 pupils and 12.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 221.2 points. 67.9% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Mönsterås 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 105522%

105522% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
221.2
National: 227.2 Municipality: 208.4
Pupils/teacher
12.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.5
Qualified teachers
67.9%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 57.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
87.3%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Mönsterås

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,359 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
58%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
41.1%
Support from student health (staff)
74.5%
Preventive work (staff)
78.9%

View all key figures for Mönsterås · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Mönsterås

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

Children per FTE
25 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
49.1% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
41,635 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
52.2% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
554

View all key figures for Mönsterås · 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
91%
Senior teachers
10.7%
Qualified teachers
67.9%

Teacher turnover: 11.6% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 57.8% (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 — Mönsterås (2024)
71% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -1.4 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Mönsterås
11.6 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Mönsterås (%)

2020: 72.4% 2024: 71%

All staff data for Mönsterås

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.

221 Actual merit value
211 Modelled value
+10.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Mönsterås): -2.0

−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
6%
Share of boys
41.0%
Pass in all subjects
61% (model: 60%, 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 Parkskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+10.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 12 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +1.6

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Parkskolan Mönsterås 221 +10.0 67.9%
Kista grundskola Stockholm 206 -1.0 84.9%
Nordic International School Norrköping Norrköping 234 +25.0
Möllevångsskolan Malmö 186 -16.0 76.1%
Erikslundskolan 7-9 Borås 205 +7.0 89.7%
Norrsätraskolan Sandviken 201 -18.0 53.7%
Klockarhagsskolan åk 7-9 Hällefors 205 -3.0 51.2%
Steningehöjdens skola Sigtuna 236 +31.0 63.3%
Linnéskolan F-9 Hässleholm 212 +7.0 78%
Lundåkerskolan Gislaved 198 +2.0 64.3%
Baldersskolan 7-9 Staffanstorp 199 -16.0 80.6%
Östervåla skola 7-9 Heby 201 -15.0 83.2%
Gärdsåsskolan 4-9 Göteborg 231 +19.0 46.7%
Kristinedalskolan 7-9 Stenungsund 212 +4.0 69.5%
Nyboda skola Tyresö 205 -4.0 64%
Hässelbygårdsskolan Stockholm 199 +2.0 74.5%

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
12.1
Qualified teachers
67.9%
Merit value yr 9
221.2
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
87.3%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.7%
NP English yr 9
14.9%
NP Mathematics yr 9
8.9%
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
145,300 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
82,400 SEK
Facilities
25,700 SEK
Meals
11,800 SEK
Learning materials
3,700 SEK
Student health
5,360 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
11.3%
Permanently employed
91% 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
10.7%
Teacher turnover
11.6%
Pupils per counsellor
1274

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
105522% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
185959% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
19.8%
Gender
41.0% boys, 59.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
6% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
51.8%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,463 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
727 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
207 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
781 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
84285512
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Mönsterås
County
Kalmar län
School provider
Mönsterås kommun
Organisation number
2120000720
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Sara Brogård

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Inspection and review

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