All compulsory schools in Eda — 4 schools

Eda has 4 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 203.5 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Eda

All 4 compulsory schools in Eda sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Adolfsfors skola	–	75 %	70	Municipal
Gunnarsbyskolan F-9	194.6	69 %	450	Municipal
Gärdesskolan	–	66 %	100	Municipal
Hierneskolan F-9	212.4	56 %	180	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 199.8 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 58.2 %
Pass in mathematics: 75.9 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 61.8 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 45.9 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 37.7 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 66 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher: 10.1

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 66 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+3.6 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Eda (%)

2020: 62.4 %2025: 66 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 837
Municipal / independent share: 95.4 % / 4.6 %

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: 161,467 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 148,143 SEK/pupil

Teaching

68,788 SEK

Premises

22,906 SEK

Student health

8,251 SEK

Meals

5,675 SEK

Learning tools

5,413 SEK

Other

37,110 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 8,251 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Easy to get help, yr 8: 66.2 %
Safety at school: 70.5 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Eda municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 25.2 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 2.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 7.1 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9: 68.4 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 4.4 %

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.

-17Average deviation (merit score) across 2 schools

SALSA results per school in Eda, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Gunnarsbyskolan F-9	195	210	-15
Hierneskolan F-9	212	231	-19

Highest merit score in Eda

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
Hierneskolan F-9	EDA KOMMUN	212.4	-19	56.2 %	180
Gunnarsbyskolan F-9	EDA KOMMUN	194.6	-15	69.4 %	450

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 14
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.5 %
Cost per pupil: 873,071 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 3.2

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada