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Västra Skolan in Falun
Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Falun, Dalarnas län · FALU KOMMUN
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- Cost per student
- Permanently employed teachers
- Number of pupils
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- 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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This school performs near average
Quality dimensions
Results 61
Staff 61
Value-added 47
Safety* 50
Resources 25
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 4 of 5 dimensions.
Västra Skolan is a compulsory school in Falun, Dalarnas län. The school has 530 pupils and 13.7 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 234.2 points. 77.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Falu kommun.
Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
Result history: 5 years Pro trial
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School signal summary
Near average
compared to national averages Merit value yr 9
234.2 ↓
National: 227.7 Municipality: 229.4
Pupils/teacher
13.7 ↓
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.8
Qualified teachers
77.5% ↑
National: 74.0% Municipality: 73.0%
Eligible for upper secondary
92.1% ↓
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality
School profileSchool strengths and profile
School's strengths compared to all compulsory schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.
Percentile ranking
School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.
Merit score P61
Qualified teachers P61
Teacher density P25
Upper secondary eligibility P66
Company dataProvider and inspection
Inspection and review (Schools Inspectorate)
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Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Falun
Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.
129,581 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
65,842 SEK Teaching
21,245 SEK Facilities
7,948 SEK Meals
4,632 SEK Learning materials
4,638 SEK Student health
Municipal schools: 132,155 SEK/pupil.
Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Falun
Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.
View all key figures for Falun · Source: Kolada
After-school care in Falun
Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Falun. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.
View all key figures for Falun · Source: Kolada
Student forecast — Falun
Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Falun. Source: SCB.
7,315 ages 6–15 (2025)
6,940 ages 6–15 (2030)
6,193 ages 6–15 (2035)
-5.1 % Change
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
Teacher turnover: 11.4% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year
Municipal average qualified teachers: 73% (national: 74%).
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.
Trend: qualified teachers in Falun (%)
2020: 69.3% 2025: 71.7%
Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )
SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.
234 Actual merit value
238 Modelled value
-4.0 (expected: 0)
School's own contribution (2024/25)
Municipality avg. (Falun): -7.0
−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty
Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points
(530 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.
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
SALSA score over time
2020/21: -11.0 2024/25: -4.0
Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.
Similar schools
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Schools with similar pupil composition
Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Västra Skolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.
-4.0 Performs below expectations
Better SALSA score than 8 of 15 comparison schools
Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -5.0
| School | Municipality | Merit value | SALSA score | Qualified teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Västra Skolan | Falun | 234 | -4.0 | 77.5% |
| Stora Högaskolan 7-9 | Stenungsund | 222 | -14.0 | 75.6% |
| Skolgrunden | Stockholm | 182 | -55.0 | 76.2% |
| Ansgarskolorna Kyrkskolan 7-9 | Uppsala | 225 | -16.0 | 76.3% |
| Röselidsskolan skolenhet B | Lerum | 222 | -12.0 | 64.7% |
| Lindsdalsskolorna | Kalmar | 244 | +6.0 | 88.1% |
| JENSEN grundskola Uppsala 2 | Uppsala | 274 | +38.0 | 67.2% |
| Sandgärdskolan 7-9 | Borås | 234 | -3.0 | 64.2% |
| Broholmskolan Lidköping | Lidköping | 247 | +8.0 | 83.5% |
| Lillåns skola F-9 | Örebro | 219 | -18.0 | 73.8% |
| Almåsskolan | Mölndal | 227 | -10.0 | 78.8% |
| Fridaskolan, Trollhättan | Trollhättan | 261 | +19.0 | 71.5% |
| Prolympia, Gävle | Gävle | 230 | -11.0 | 77% |
| Ahlafors Fria skola | Ale | 238 | +2.0 | 90% |
| Trönninge skola 4-9 | Varberg | 240 | -2.0 | 88.1% |
| Bergskolan 7-9 | Luleå | 230 | -7.0 | 78.6% |
SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.
Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →
Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.
178 Pupils yr 9
-2 pp
Pass rate yr 6 vs 9
92.1%
Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)
Pupils per year group
How do the pupils feel? ( School survey The Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary → )
Results from the Schools Inspectorate's survey.
Share of pupils who fully or partly agree (0–100%). National average shown in brackets where available.
Trends over time
Data changes
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Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)
Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.
Costs per pupil
Personnel
Demographics & safety
Pupil demographics
Safety in the municipality
Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.
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School libraries in the municipality
Municipal average from the National Library's school library statistics (2024).
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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.
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