Sammilsdalskolan 7-9

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Leksand , Dalarnas 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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Sammilsdalskolan 7-9 is a compulsory school in Leksand, Dalarnas län. The school has 590 pupils and 10.6 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 226.8 points. 67.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Leksands 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 110843%

110843% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
226.8
National: 227.2 Municipality: 230.3
Pupils/teacher
10.6
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.6
Qualified teachers
67.5%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 48.7%
Eligible for upper secondary
78.1%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Leksand

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,167 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
65.8%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
57.8%
Support from student health (staff)
89.5%
Preventive work (staff)
79%

View all key figures for Leksand · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Leksand

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

Children per FTE
20.9 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
20.2% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
34,092 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
58.1% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
731

View all key figures for Leksand · 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 moderate staff stability.

Medium
Permanently employed
86.5%
Senior teachers
6.9%
Qualified teachers
67.5%

Teacher turnover: 11.4% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 48.7% (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 — Leksand (2024)
65.5% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -1.9 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Leksand
11.4 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Leksand (%)

2020: 67.4% 2024: 65.5%

All staff data for Leksand

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.

227 Actual merit value
222 Modelled value
+5.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Leksand): +5.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.6 points (590 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
3%
Share of boys
58.0%
Pass in all subjects
69% (model: 69%, score: 0)

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

+5.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 11 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -0.7

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Sammilsdalskolan 7-9 Leksand 227 +5.0 67.5%
Vendelsömalmsskolan Haninge 214 -5.0 75.5%
Minnebergsskolan Arvika 208 -10.0 80.2%
Internationella Engelska Skolan Kista Stockholm 249 +30.0
Änge skola 7-9 Krokom 235 +14.0 36%
Önstaskolan Västerås 222 0.0 62%
Höglidenskolan Örnsköldsvik 198 -21.0 87%
Nya Centralskolan 4-9 Grästorp 218 -1.0 70.5%
Viaskolan 8-9 238 +17.0
Gottsundaskolan Uppsala 229 +3.0 69%
Gåvsta skola Uppsala 237 +13.0 88.5%
Petrus Magni skola Vadstena 207 -13.0 95.2%
Fryxellska skolan Sunne 203 -19.0 70%
Vasavångsskolan 7-9 Eslöv 221 -3.0 84%
Kilafors skola F-9 Bollnäs 208 -13.0 75.4%
Tullbroskolan Falkenberg 218 -3.0 76.8%

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
590 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
10.6
Qualified teachers
67.5%
Merit value yr 9
226.8
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
78.1%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.1%
NP English yr 9
15.2%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.1%
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
141,900 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
82,200 SEK
Facilities
21,700 SEK
Meals
8,900 SEK
Learning materials
5,600 SEK
Student health
4,170 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
11.1%
Permanently employed
86.5% 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
6.9%
Teacher turnover
11.4%
Pupils per counsellor
986.2

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
110843% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
191453% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
15.6%
Gender
58.0% boys, 42.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
3% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
61.4%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
6,247 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
545 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
149 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
607 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
61834375
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Leksand
County
Dalarnas län
School provider
Leksands kommun
Organisation number
2120002163
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Christina Erlman

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Addresses

Postal address

79380 LEKSAND

Inspection and review

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