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Schools in Karlshamn municipality

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47 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 Karlshamn, Blekinge County. The three most common school forms: 23 preschool, 15 compulsory school, 12 after-school care (+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 Karlshamn

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
15
Upper secondary
5
Preschools
23
Municipal
39
Independent
8

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.

Karlshamn has 47 schools with a merit value of 218.8 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 77.9% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (above the national average of 73.3%).

47 schools5,745 pupils77.9% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Stable population

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Summary — Karlshamn

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Karlshamn municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

47Active schools39 municipal, 8 independent
5,745Total pupils15 compulsory, 5 upper secondary
218.8Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
77.9%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
146,915 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
10.6Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Karlshamn municipality has 47 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 218.8 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (77.9%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is above the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Karlshamn

How many schools are there in Karlshamn?
Karlshamn municipality has 47 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 15 of the units offer compulsory education, 5 offer upper-secondary education and 23 offer preschool. 39 of the units are municipal and 8 are independent. A total of 5,745 pupils attend schools in Karlshamn.
What are the merit values in Karlshamn?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Karlshamn is 218.8 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Waldorfskolan i Karlshamn with 240.7 points.
Which school in Karlshamn has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Sternöskolan has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Karlshamn at 88.4%. The municipality value is 77.9% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Karlshamn?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Karlshamn is 146,915 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 148,520 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

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

School choice and placement

The municipality follows Skolverket's general guidance on school choice.

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

Skolverket: Choosing a school
Mother-tongue tuition

24.2% 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: 5,056 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 Karlshamn compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
1/7Merit value 2025
2/7Qualified teachers 2025
2/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Karlshamn

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 Karlshamn
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Karlshamn: 14 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Sternöskolan with Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Municipal average 56, neutral midpoint 50.

14 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Karlshamn
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Karlshamn: 5 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Vägga gymnasieskola 1b with Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Lowest: Vägga gymnasieskola 2 with Skolkoll score 40 out of 100.

Vägga gymnasieskola 1b
Skolkoll score 50 out of 100
Vägga gymnasieskola 3
Skolkoll score 47 out of 100
Vägga gymnasieskola 4
Skolkoll score 45 out of 100
Fria Läroverken i Karlshamn
Skolkoll score 41 out of 100
Vägga gymnasieskola 2
Skolkoll score 40 out of 100
5 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

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Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Karlshamn

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Karlshamn with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Åryds FriskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classÅRYDS FRISKOLA30——
BodestorpsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN31082.2%Skolkoll score 60 out of 100. Near average.
Fria Läroverken i KarlshamnUpper secondary schoolWatma Group AB12049.4%Skolkoll score 41 out of 100. Below average.
Hällaryds skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN9079.1%Skolkoll score 58 out of 100. Near average.
Karlshamns MontessoriskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS MONTESSORI-SKOLA- EKONOMISK FÖRENING8069.2%Skolkoll score 53 out of 100. Near average.
KlockebacksskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN26082.2%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
KorpadalsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN33084.5%Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Near average.
Möllegårdens skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN18072%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
Mörrums skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN37082.9%Skolkoll score 59 out of 100. Near average.
NavetskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN———
NorrevångskolanCompulsory schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN26070.9%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
ÖsterslättsskolanCompulsory schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN35082.5%Skolkoll score 51 out of 100. Near average.
PrästslättsskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN26080.6%Skolkoll score 57 out of 100. Near average.
StenbackaskolanCompulsory schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN27075.9%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
SternöskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN11088.4%Skolkoll score 66 out of 100. Near average.
TegnérskolanCompulsory schoolEdukatus Alliance Holding AB20051.2%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
Vägga gymnasieskola 1aAdapted upper secondary schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN———
Vägga gymnasieskola 1bUpper secondary schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN9045.3%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Near average.
Vägga gymnasieskola 2Upper secondary schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN28080.6%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Below average.
Vägga gymnasieskola 3Upper secondary schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN41085.4%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
Vägga gymnasieskola 4Upper secondary schoolKARLSHAMNS KOMMUN34075.2%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Below average.
Waldorfskolan i KarlshamnAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classDAGGKÅPAN EKONOMISK FÖRENING110—Skolkoll score 61 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in KarlshamnKarlshamn has 23 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 Karlshamn with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Karlshamn you—218.877.9%146,915 SEK
Sölvesborg20.6 km209.477%160,961 SEK
Olofström21.8 km214.280.2%141,539 SEK
Bromölla23.2 km20375.2%157,287 SEK
Ronneby26.7 km192.972.1%159,173 SEK
Tingsryd38.7 km201.763.1%154,382 SEK
Östra Göinge45.8 km192.274.8%151,295 SEK
Neighbour avg202.273.7%154,106 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 Karlshamn municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Karlshamn

  1. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from Förskola 348213 to DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA

  2. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Operating name changed from Förskola 348213 to DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA

  3. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Operator name changed to: Daggkåpan Ekonomisk Förening (previously: Okänd huvudman)

  4. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from Högdalsvägen 14, 37441 KARLSHAMN to HÖGADALSVÄGEN 14, 37441 KARLSHAMN

  5. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA to Förskola 348213

  6. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Operating name changed from DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA to Förskola 348213

  7. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Operator name changed to: Okänd huvudman (previously: Daggkåpan Ekonomisk Förening)

  8. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from HÖGADALSVÄGEN 14, 37441 KARLSHAMN to Högdalsvägen 14, 37441 KARLSHAMN

  9. Vägga gymnasieskola 1a: Head changed

  10. Bodestorpsskolan: Head changed

  11. Navetskolan: School types changed from FTH, GRAN to FKLASS, FTH, GRAN

  12. Bodestorpsskolan: Head changed

  13. Navetskolan: School types changed from FTH, GRAN to FKLASS, FTH, GRAN

  14. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from Förskola 348213 to DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA

  15. FÖRSKOLAN TUMMETOTT: Renamed from Förskola 312222 to FÖRSKOLAN TUMMETOTT

  16. Navetskolan: School types changed from GRAN to FTH, GRAN

  17. DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from DAGGKÅPANS FÖRSKOLA to Förskola 348213

  18. FÖRSKOLAN TUMMETOTT: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN TUMMETOTT to Förskola 312222

  19. Vägga gymnasieskola 1a: Head changed

  20. Vägga gymnasieskola 1b: Head changed

  21. Bodestorpsskolan: Head changed

  22. Österslättsskolan: Head changed

  23. Åryds Friskola: Head changed

  24. Åryds Friskola: Head changed

  25. Åryds Friskola: Contact details changed from url: https://sites.google.com/arydsfriskola.nu/hemsidan/startsida, email: marten.frantzen@arydsfriskola.nu, phone: 0736-278712 to url: https://sites.google.com/arydsfriskola.nu/hemsidan/startsida, email: vanessa@arydsfriskola.nu, phone: 0705-323539

  26. Mörrums skola: Head changed

  27. Tegnérskolan: Head changed

  28. Tegnérskolan: Renamed from Tegnérskolan Karlshamn to Tegnérskolan

  29. Tegnérskolan: Operating name changed from Skolalliansen i Sverige AB to Tegnérskolan Karlshamn

  30. Tegnérskolan: Operator name changed to: Skolalliansen i Sverige AB (previously: Thoren Framtid AB)

… and 168 older events.

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