All compulsory schools in Orsa — 5 schools

Orsa has 5 compulsory schools of which 1 are independent. Average merit score: 199.5 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Orsa

All 5 compulsory schools in Orsa sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Bergetskolan73 %130Municipal
Digerbergets skola79 %120Municipal
Kyrkbyns skola86 %110Municipal
Orsaskolan199.569 %200Municipal
Skattunge Friskola20Independent

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
199.5 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
53.3 %
Pass in mathematics
82.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
70.9 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
61.1 %
Parents with post-secondary education
48.1 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
75.6 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
75.1 % / 77.4 %
Pupils per teacher
10.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
75.6 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Orsa (%)

Trend: 72.7 to 75.6, upward
2020: 72.7 %2025: 75.6 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
578
Municipal / independent share
94.4 % / 5.6 %

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: 159,369 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 160,799 SEK/pupil

Teaching
87,583 SEK
Premises
24,400 SEK
Student health
6,030 SEK
Meals
10,660 SEK
Learning tools
6,111 SEK
Other
26,016 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
6,030 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
70.6 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
70.9 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
64.8 %
Safety at school
74 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
19.4 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
1.3 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
12.4 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
71.4 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
72.7 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
3.3 %

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.

-8Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Orsa, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Orsaskolan200207-8

Highest merit score in Orsa

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
OrsaskolanORSA KOMMUN199.5-868.6 %200

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
12
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1.8 %
Cost per pupil
719,800 SEK/yr

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada