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Schools in Tingsryd municipality

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20 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 Tingsryd, Kronoberg County. The three most common school forms: 8 adapted compulsory school, 8 compulsory school, 8 preschool (+4 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 Tingsryd

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
8
Upper secondary
2
Preschools
8
Municipal
18
Independent
2

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.

Tingsryd has 20 schools with a merit value of 201.7 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 63.1% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%).

20 schools1,852 pupils63.1% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-0.6%)

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Summary — Tingsryd

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Tingsryd municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

20Active schools18 municipal, 2 independent
1,852Total pupils8 compulsory, 2 upper secondary
201.7Average year-9 meritCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
63.1%Qualified teachersCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 73.3 %)
154,382 SEK/yearCost per pupilCompulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,179 SEK)
10.7Pupils per teacherCompulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Tingsryd municipality has 20 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 201.7 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (63.1%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the national average of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Tingsryd

How many schools are there in Tingsryd?
Tingsryd municipality has 20 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 8 of the units offer compulsory education, 2 offer upper-secondary education and 8 offer preschool. 18 of the units are municipal and 2 are independent. A total of 1,852 pupils attend schools in Tingsryd.
What are the merit values in Tingsryd?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Tingsryd is 201.7 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Dackeskolan 7-9 with 201.7 points.
Which school in Tingsryd has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Dackeskolan F-6 has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Tingsryd at 82.8%. The municipality value is 63.1% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Tingsryd?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Tingsryd is 154,382 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 146,940 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

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

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

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

School choice in Tingsryd
Mother-tongue tuition

21.1% 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: 4,543 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 Tingsryd compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
6/7Merit value 2025
7/7Qualified teachers 2025
3/7Cost/pupil 2025

Skolkoll score in Tingsryd

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 Tingsryd
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Tingsryd: 7 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Dackeskolan F-6 with Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Municipal average 45, neutral midpoint 50.

7 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Tingsryd
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Tingsryd: 2 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Wasaskolan with Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Lowest: Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd with Skolkoll score 54 out of 100.

Wasaskolan
Skolkoll score 55 out of 100
Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd
Skolkoll score 54 out of 100
2 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Tingsryd

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Tingsryd with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Academy X Music and Business TingsrydUpper secondary schoolAcademy X Holding AB12059.1%Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Near average.
Dackeskolan 7-9Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory schoolTINGSRYDS KOMMUN38053.5%Skolkoll score 28 out of 100. Below average.
Dackeskolan F-6Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN28082.8%Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Near average.
LinnerydskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN6067.7%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Near average.
ÖrmoskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN30——
Rävemåla FriskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classRävemåla Friskola AB7043.5%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Below average.
Tingsryds anpassade grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolTINGSRYDS KOMMUN———
TrojaskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN11062%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Below average.
UrshultsskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN10061%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Below average.
VäckelsångskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN10066.7%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Below average.
WasaskolanUpper secondary schoolTINGSRYDS KOMMUN16078.9%Skolkoll score 55 out of 100. Near average.
Preschools in TingsrydTingsryd has 8 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 Tingsryd with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Tingsryd you—201.763.1%154,382 SEK
Lessebo31.7 km231.271.9%173,876 SEK
Emmaboda36.9 km216.477.7%158,829 SEK
Bromölla38.4 km20375.2%157,287 SEK
Karlshamn38.7 km218.877.9%146,915 SEK
Olofström38.7 km214.280.2%141,539 SEK
Ronneby39.3 km192.972.1%159,173 SEK
Neighbour avg212.875.8%156,270 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 Tingsryd municipality compares in a national perspective.

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

Timeline — school events in Tingsryd

  1. TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from Rapsvivelvägen 10, 44446 STENUNGSUND to Norra Ängen 2, 44454 STENUNGSUND

  2. HUMLANS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from FABRIKSGATAN 5, 36298 ÄLMEBODA to BOX 88, 36222 TINGSRYD

  3. NYCKELPIGANS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from FABRIKSGATAN 5, 36298 ÄLMEBODA to BOX 88, 36222 TINGSRYD

  4. TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Address changed from FABRIKSGATAN 5, 36298 ÄLMEBODA to Rapsvivelvägen 10, 44446 STENUNGSUND

  5. BULLERBYNS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  6. FJÄRILENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  7. HUMLANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  8. JUVELENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  9. LEKBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  10. NYCKELPIGANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  11. TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  12. Vuxenutbildningen Tingsryd: Contact details changed from url: http://www.larcenter.tingsryd.se/, email: larcenter@tingsryd.se, phone: 0477-44467 to url: http://www.tingsryd.se/, email: vuxenutb@tingsryd.se, phone: 0477-41000

  13. ÄLVANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  14. BULLERBYNS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  15. FJÄRILENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  16. HUMLANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  17. JUVELENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  18. LEKBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  19. NYCKELPIGANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  20. TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  21. ÄLVANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  22. Urshultsskolan: Head changed

  23. Urshultsskolan: Head changed

  24. Dackeskolan F-6: Head changed

  25. Urshultsskolan: Head changed

  26. Vuxenutbildningen Tingsryd: Head changed

  27. Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd: Renamed from Academy of Music and Business Tingsryd to Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd

  28. Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd: Operator name changed to: Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd AB (previously: Academy of Music and Business Education Tingsryd AB)

  29. Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd: Contact details changed from url: http://www.ambsweden.com, email: info@ambsweden.com, phone: 0477-799107 to url: https://academyx.se/, email: info.tingsryd@academyx.se, phone: 0477-799107

  30. Urshultsskolan: Head changed

… and 100 older events.

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Kronoberg CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Tingsryd.Merit value year 9Compare Tingsryd with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.ÄlmhultCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.AlvestaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.LesseboCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.LjungbyCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.MarkarydCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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