All compulsory schools in Laxå — 3 schools

Laxå has 3 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 211.6 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Laxå

All 3 compulsory schools in Laxå sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Centralskolan	211.6	63 %	310	Municipal
Finnerödja skola	–	61 %	50	Municipal
Saltängsskolan	–	78 %	120	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 211.6 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 65.2 %
Pass in mathematics: 84.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 69 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 54 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 46 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 66.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher: 11.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 66.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-7.2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Laxå (%)

2020: 73.5 %2025: 66.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 491
Municipal / independent share: 97.3 % / 2.7 %

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: 169,535 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 157,074 SEK/pupil

Teaching

82,283 SEK

Premises

30,524 SEK

Student health

5,345 SEK

Meals

9,333 SEK

Learning tools

6,578 SEK

Other

23,012 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 5,345 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 100 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 73.8 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 48 %
Safety at school: 72 %
Study calm: 20 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Laxå municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 27 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 13.8 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 4.7 %

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.

+10Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school

SALSA results per school in Laxå, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Centralskolan	212	202	+10

Highest merit score in Laxå

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Centralskolan	LAXÅ KOMMUN	211.6	+10	63.3 %	310

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 14
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 2.4 %
Cost per pupil: 467,923 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils: 3.8

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada