Smedbyskolan

After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Kalmar , 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.

Smedbyskolan is a compulsory school in Kalmar, Kalmar län. The school has 550 pupils and 10.8 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 213.2 points. 84.9% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Kalmar 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 505017%

505017% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
213.2
National: 227.2 Municipality: 230.0
Pupils/teacher
10.8
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.9
Qualified teachers
84.9%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 67.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
71%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Kalmar

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,051 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
54%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
48.6%
Support from student health (staff)
86.9%
Preventive work (staff)
75%

View all key figures for Kalmar · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Kalmar

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

Children per FTE
34 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
56.4% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
40,893 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
59.8% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
3,560

View all key figures for Kalmar · 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
96.2%
Senior teachers
8.2%
Qualified teachers
84.9%

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

Municipal average qualified teachers: 67.8% (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 — Kalmar (2024)
87.4% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
→ -0.1 percentage points (stable)
Pupils per teacher — Kalmar
11.4 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Kalmar (%)

2020: 87.5% 2024: 87.4%

All staff data for Kalmar

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.

213 Actual merit value
223 Modelled value
-10.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Kalmar): +1.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.6 points (550 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
1%
Share of boys
58.0%
Pass in all subjects
59% (model: 71%, score: -11)

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 Smedbyskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-10.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 5 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -4.6

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Smedbyskolan Kalmar 213 -10.0 84.9%
Björksätraskolan F-9 Sandviken 186 -34.0 53.4%
Sommarhemsskolan 7-9 Uddevalla 213 -6.0 71.5%
Munkegärdeskolan Kungälv 213 -11.0 72.6%
Kungshögsskolan 3 Ljungby 194 -27.0 76.9%
Nya Centralskolan 4-9 Grästorp 218 -1.0 70.5%
Väskolan H 219 -4.0
Ala skola Timrå 225 +2.0 84.8%
Centralskolan Tierp 232 +12.0 55.6%
Viaskolan 8-9 238 +17.0
Södertälje friskola Södertälje 229 +10.0 65.7%
Freinetskolan Mimer Tingshuset Norrtälje 214 -11.0 60.2%
HagaLyckebyskolan Haninge 229 +9.0 72.9%
Domnarvets skola Borlänge 213 -9.0 64.2%
Dalboskolan Vänersborg 209 -11.0 63.6%
Björkvallsskolan Uppsala 214 -5.0 69.9%

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
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
10.8
Qualified teachers
84.9%
Merit value yr 9
213.2
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
71%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.2%
NP English yr 9
14.5%
NP Mathematics yr 9
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
130,900 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
75,400 SEK
Facilities
24,200 SEK
Meals
6,500 SEK
Learning materials
6,400 SEK
Student health
5,050 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
51.6%
Permanently employed
96.2% 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
8.2%
Teacher turnover
11.4%
Pupils per counsellor
1671.2

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
505017% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
876974% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
21.9%
Gender
58.0% boys, 42.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
1% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
66.7%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
12,772 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,004 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
447 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,772 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
27675952
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–9
Municipality
Kalmar
County
Kalmar län
School provider
Kalmar kommun
Organisation number
2120000746
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Thomas Erlandsson

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Addresses

Postal address

BOX 611, 39126 KALMAR

Inspection and review

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