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Schools in Fagersta municipality

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23 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Fagersta, Västmanland County. The three most common school forms: 12 preschool, 5 after-school care, 5 compulsory school (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 July 2026. School data covers 2024/25; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Fagersta

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
5
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
12
Municipal
20
Independent
3

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2024/25. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Fagersta has 23 schools with a merit value of 206.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 56% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

23 schools2,511 pupils56% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-1.2%)

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Summary — Fagersta

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Fagersta municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

23Active schools20 municipal, 3 independent
2,511Total pupils5 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
206.3Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
56%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
130,203 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
10Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Fagersta municipality has 23 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 206.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (56%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Fagersta

How many schools are there in Fagersta?
Fagersta municipality has 23 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 5 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 12 offer preschool. 20 of the units are municipal and 3 are independent. A total of 2,511 pupils attend schools in Fagersta.
What are the merit values in Fagersta?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Fagersta is 206.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Risbroskolan with 206.3 points.
Which school in Fagersta has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Brinellskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Fagersta at 78.2%. The municipality value is 56% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Fagersta?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Fagersta is 130,203 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 130,611 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Fagersta organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Fagersta
Mother-tongue tuition

44.4% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 4,332 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Fagersta compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
4/7Merit value 2025
6/7Qualified teachers 2025
1/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Fagersta

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Fagersta
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Fagersta: 5 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Alfaskolan with Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Lowest: Risbroskolan with Skolkoll score 33 out of 100.

Alfaskolan
Skolkoll score 46 out of 100
Mariaskolan
Skolkoll score 43 out of 100
Per Olsskolan
Skolkoll score 43 out of 100
Lindgårdsskolan F-6
Skolkoll score 40 out of 100
Risbroskolan
Skolkoll score 33 out of 100
5 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Fagersta
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Fagersta: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Brinellskolan with Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Lowest: Brinellskolan with Skolkoll score 40 out of 100.

Brinellskolan
Skolkoll score 40 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Fagersta

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Fagersta with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
AlfaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFAGERSTA KOMMUN24061.3%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Below average.
BrinellskolanAdapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary schoolFAGERSTA KOMMUN47078.2%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Below average.
Lindgårdsskolan F-6After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classVÄSTANFORS-VÄSTERVÅLA FÖRSAMLING22052%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Below average.
MariaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFAGERSTA KOMMUN25054.6%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Below average.
Olsboskolan anpassad grundskolaAdapted compulsory school, After-school careFAGERSTA KOMMUN———
Olsboskolan anpassad gymnasieskolaAdapted upper secondary schoolFAGERSTA KOMMUN———
Per OlsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFAGERSTA KOMMUN26050%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Below average.
RisbroskolanCompulsory schoolFAGERSTA KOMMUN50059.3%Skolkoll score 33 out of 100. Below average.
Preschools in FagerstaFagersta has 12 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Fagersta with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Fagersta you—206.356%130,203 SEK
Norberg10.2 km201.667.2%159,863 SEK
Skinnskatteberg22.7 km203.355.2%199,542 SEK
Smedjebacken25.4 km210.758.3%151,507 SEK
Avesta28.9 km208.565%152,291 SEK
Hedemora34.8 km199.863.1%140,975 SEK
Surahammar37.7 km221.470%138,580 SEK
Neighbour avg207.563.1%157,126 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2024/25. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Fagersta municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Fagersta place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Fagersta

  1. BJÖRKBACKEN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  2. VITMÅLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  3. BJÖRKBACKEN: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  4. VITMÅLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  5. BJÖRKBACKEN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  6. VITMÅLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  7. FÖRSKOLAN VÄSTANVINDEN: Renamed from Förskola 899494 to FÖRSKOLAN VÄSTANVINDEN

  8. BJÖRKBACKEN: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  9. FÖRSKOLAN VÄSTANVINDEN: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN VÄSTANVINDEN to Förskola 899494

  10. VITMÅLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  11. Brinellskolan: Renamed from Brinellskolan 1 to Brinellskolan

  12. Lindgårdsskolan F-6: Head changed

  13. Komvux Norra Västmanland: Head changed

  14. Komvux Norra Västmanland: Contact details changed from url: https://www.fagersta.se/komvux, email: vux@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-44705 to url: https://www.fagersta.se/komvux, email: vux@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-29181

  15. Komvux Norra Västmanland, SFI: Head changed

  16. Komvux Norra Västmanland, SFI: Contact details changed from url: https://www.fagersta.se/forskola-skola--utbildning/vuxenutbildningen/svenska-for-invandrare-sfi, email: midia.ali@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-44777 to url: https://www.fagersta.se/forskola-skola--utbildning/vuxenutbildningen/svenska-for-invandrare-sfi, email: vux@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-29181

  17. Komvux Yrkesvux och anpassad undervisning (Lärvux): Renamed from Komvux som anpassad undervisning (Lärvux) to Komvux Yrkesvux och anpassad undervisning (Lärvux)

  18. Komvux Yrkesvux och anpassad undervisning (Lärvux): Contact details changed from url: https://www.fagersta.se/forskola-skola--utbildning/vuxenutbildningen/komvux-norra-vastmanland/komvux-som-anpassad-utbildning-larvux, email: anna.hoonk@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-44744 to url: https://fagersta.se/forskola-skola--utbildning/vuxenutbildningen/komvux-norra-vastmanland, email: vux@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-29181

  19. Alfaskolan: Head changed

  20. Komvux Norra Västmanland: Head changed

  21. Komvux Norra Västmanland, SFI: Head changed

  22. Komvux Yrkesvux och anpassad undervisning (Lärvux): Head changed

  23. Olsboskolan anpassad grundskola: Head changed

  24. Olsboskolan anpassad gymnasieskola: Head changed

  25. Per Olsskolan: Head changed

  26. Komvux Norra Västmanland: Address changed from Risbrovägen 2/Olympen, 73744 Fagersta to Norrbyvägen 6/Olympen, 73741 Fagersta

  27. Komvux Norra Västmanland, SFI: Address changed from Henningsvägen 14, 73730 Fagersta to Fridavägen 5/E-huset, 73744 Fagersta

  28. Lindgårdsskolan F-6: Contact details changed from url: http://www.lindgardsskolan.se, email: lindgardsskolan.fagersta@svenskakyrkan.se, phone: 0223-43460 to url: http://www.lindgardsskolan.se, email: lindgardsskolan.fagersta@svenskakyrkan.se, phone: 0223-43479

  29. Alfaskolan: Head changed

  30. Alfaskolan: Contact details changed from url: http://www.fagersta.se, email: ulrica.junno@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-44414 to url: http://www.fagersta.se, email: michel.koznar@edu.fagersta.se, phone: 0223-44414

… and 102 older events.

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Västmanland CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Fagersta.Merit value year 9Compare Fagersta with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.ArbogaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.HallstahammarCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.KöpingCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.KungsörCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.NorbergCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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