All compulsory schools in Nora — 7 schools

Nora has 7 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 211.5 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Nora

All 7 compulsory schools in Nora sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Borns Friskola69 %70Independent
Gyttorps skola90 %110Municipal
Järnboås skola79 %50Municipal
Järntorgsskolan77 %220Municipal
Karlsängskolan211.570 %380Municipal
Lärkesskolan87 %150Municipal
Ås skola67 %130Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
211.5 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
65.1 %
Pass in mathematics
83.3 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
69.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
26.9 %
Parents with post-secondary education
61.1 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
75.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
75.7 % / 69.6 %
Pupils per teacher
11.7

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
75.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↓ Declining (-2.4 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Nora (%)

Trend: 77.7 to 75.3, downward
2020: 77.7 %2025: 75.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,116
Municipal / independent share
92.3 % / 7.7 %

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: 163,584 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 161,178 SEK/pupil

Teaching
92,251 SEK
Premises
23,815 SEK
Student health
15,934 SEK
Meals
8,346 SEK
Learning tools
8,210 SEK
Other
12,622 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
15,934 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
81.8 %
Preventive work (staff)
69.1 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
45.7 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
38.9 %
Safety at school
64.8 %
Study calm
31.5 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
17 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
8.4 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
4 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
58.3 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
1.5 %

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.

-9Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Nora, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Karlsängskolan212221-9

Highest merit score in Nora

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
KarlsängskolanNORA KOMMUN211.5-970 %380

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
6
Share of compulsory-school pupils
0.5 %
Cost per pupil
1,967,833 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
1.2

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada