Stenkulan 4-9

Compulsory school — Year 4–9 in Lerum , Västra Götalands 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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Stenkulan 4-9 is a compulsory school in Lerum, Västra Götalands län. The school has 290 pupils and 11.4 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 222.3 points. 88.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Lerums 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 407135%

407135% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
222.3
National: 227.2 Municipality: 230.0
Pupils/teacher
11.4
National: 12.1 Municipality: 13.1
Qualified teachers
88.5%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 62.5%
Eligible for upper secondary
84.5%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Lerum

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,792 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
49.7%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
46.2%
Support from student health (staff)
81.5%
Preventive work (staff)
74.2%

View all key figures for Lerum · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Lerum

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

Children per FTE
24.2 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
42% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
41,667 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
63.5% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
2,918

View all key figures for Lerum · 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%
Senior teachers
11.3%
Qualified teachers
88.5%

Teacher turnover: 12.9% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 62.5% (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 — Lerum (2024)
79.1% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +7.9 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Lerum
12.7 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Lerum (%)

2020: 71.2% 2024: 79.1%

All staff data for Lerum

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.

222 Actual merit value
230 Modelled value
-8.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Lerum): -14.2

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.9 points (290 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
2.4 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
50.0%
Pass in all subjects
74% (model: 74%, 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 Stenkulan 4-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-8.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 4 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -3.3

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Stenkulan 4-9 Lerum 222 -8.0 88.5%
Vågbroskolan åk 4-9 Söderhamn 244 +13.0 63.9%
Tomtaklintskolan Trosa 241 +8.0 72.3%
Fagerhultsskolan 4-9 236 +2.0
Sjulnässkolan Piteå 226 -7.0 83.5%
Hällaskolan Motala 208 -27.0 81.7%
Bergsåkers skola Sundsvall 204 -27.0 77.6%
Hortlax skola Piteå 232 -2.0 84.4%
Kunskapsskolan Katrineholm Katrineholm 240 +12.0 70.7%
Rävlandaskolan 7-9 198 -30.0
Hierneskolan F-9 Eda 212 -19.0 79.3%
Drakbergsskolan Göteborg 256 +27.0 68.1%
Kastellskolan Härnösand 231 +1.0 64.1%
Klarebergsskolan F-9 Göteborg 227 -2.0 79.3%
Hallernaskolan 7-9 236 +2.0
Junkaremålsskolan 7-9 Tranås 228 -1.0 59.8%

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
290 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
11.4
Qualified teachers
88.5%
Merit value yr 9
222.3
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
84.5%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.3%
NP English yr 9
16.5%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.9%
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
124,700 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
72,800 SEK
Facilities
20,100 SEK
Meals
6,600 SEK
Learning materials
4,800 SEK
Student health
4,790 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
25.3%
Permanently employed
96% 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
11.3%
Teacher turnover
12.9%
Pupils per counsellor
3268.8

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
407135% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
697411% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
11.2%
Gender
50.0% boys, 50.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
76.8%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
7,342 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
427 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
113 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
542 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
49419497
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
4–9
Municipality
Lerum
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Lerums kommun
Organisation number
2120001447
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Eva Lotta Funnemark

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Addresses

Postal address

44380 LERUM

Inspection and review

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