All compulsory schools in Ockelbo — 4 schools

Ockelbo has 4 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 204.8 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Ockelbo

All 4 compulsory schools in Ockelbo sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Gäverängeskolan	–	90 %	80	Municipal
Perslundaskolan åk 4-6	–	55 %	180	Municipal
Perslundaskolan åk 7-9	204.8	68 %	180	Municipal
Åbyggeby skola	–	64 %	70	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 204.8 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 69.6 %
Pass in mathematics: 86.4 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 68.9 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 56.1 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 45.5 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 66.5 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher: 10.1

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 66.5 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Ockelbo (%)

2020: 68.5 %2025: 66.5 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 526
Municipal / independent share: 96.2 % / 3.8 %

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: 183,476 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 167,452 SEK/pupil

Teaching

89,503 SEK

Premises

16,132 SEK

Student health

7,202 SEK

Meals

10,619 SEK

Learning tools

11,973 SEK

Other

32,024 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 7,202 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 80.5 %
Easy to get help, yr 5: 59.5 %
Safety at school: 82.9 %
Study calm: 25.7 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 16.6 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 11.3 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9: 100 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 4.6 %

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.

-6Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school

SALSA results per school in Ockelbo, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Perslundaskolan åk 7-9	205	211	-6

Highest merit score in Ockelbo

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
Perslundaskolan åk 7-9	OCKELBO KOMMUN	204.8	-6	67.8 %	180

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 8
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.4 %
Cost per pupil: 793,667 SEK/yr

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada