All compulsory schools in Arvika — 15 schools

Arvika has 15 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 224.5 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Arvika

All 15 compulsory schools in Arvika sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Dotteviksskolan	–	84 %	170	Municipal
Edane skola	–	79 %	150	Municipal
Estetiska skolan, högstadiet	240.9	58 %	170	Independent
Gateskolan	–	87 %	340	Municipal
Glava skola	–	44 %	50	Municipal
Graningegården	–	66 %	70	Municipal
Järvenskolan	–	45 %	130	Municipal
Jössefors skola	–	83 %	80	Municipal
Klässbols skola	–	64 %	90	Municipal
Kyrkebyskolan 4-6	–	75 %	210	Municipal
Kyrkebyskolan F-3	–	77 %	220	Municipal
Minnebergsskolan	208.1	74 %	720	Municipal
Rinnens skola	–	78 %	40	Municipal
Styckåsskolan	–	72 %	130	Municipal
Sulviks skola	–	70 %	80	Municipal

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Arvika municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 213.8 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent: 208.1 / 240.9
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 69.9 %
Pass in mathematics: 87.2 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 73.5 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 56.2 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 58.4 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Arvika municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 73 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent: 74.1 % / 57.5 %
Pupils per teacher: 11.1

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Arvika municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025): 73 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): → Stable (-0.8 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Arvika (%)

2020: 73.8 %2025: 73 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

Pupil counts and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 2,602
Municipal / independent share: 94.5 % / 5.5 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 158,016 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 144,610 SEK/pupil

Teaching

72,124 SEK

Premises

32,409 SEK

Student health

4,461 SEK

Meals

7,892 SEK

Learning tools

4,354 SEK

Other

23,371 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Arvika municipality.

Student health, compulsory school: 4,461 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 70.3 %
Preventive work (staff): 59.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 56 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 49.7 %
Safety at school: 76.1 %
Study calm: 46.8 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Arvika municipality (2025).

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 17.7 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 3.7 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 12.2 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 64.7 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 3.5 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

-2.5Average deviation (merit score) across 2 schools

SALSA results per school in Arvika, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Estetiska skolan, högstadiet	241	236	+5
Minnebergsskolan	208	218	-10

Highest merit score in Arvika

Top 2 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 2 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Estetiska skolan, högstadiet	ESTETISKA SKOLAN ARVIKA	240.9	+5	57.8 %	170
Minnebergsskolan	ARVIKA KOMMUN	208.1	-10	74.4 %	720

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Arvika municipality (2025).

Number of pupils: 27
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 0.9 %
Cost per pupil: 893,714 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 2.5

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada