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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: 6 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; 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 2025/26. 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%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

20 schools1,842 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.

Active schools
20
18 municipal, 2 independent
Total pupils
1,842
8 compulsory, 2 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
201.7
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
63.1%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
154,382 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
10.6
Compulsory/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 Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, 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 1,842 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 207.8 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
Preschool application

The municipality has an e-service for the preschool queue and place applications.

Preschool 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 ↓
Merit value 2025
6/7
Qualified teachers 2025
7/7
Cost/pupil 2025
3/7

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

8 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: Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd with Skolkoll score 54 out of 100. Lowest: Wasaskolan with Skolkoll score 52 out of 100.

Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd
Skolkoll score 54 out of 100
Wasaskolan
Skolkoll score 52 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. Composite index.
Dackeskolan 7-9Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory schoolTINGSRYDS KOMMUN38053.5%Skolkoll score 31 out of 100. Composite index.
Dackeskolan F-6Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN28082.8%Skolkoll score 56 out of 100. Composite index.
LinnerydskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN6067.7%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Composite index.
ÖrmoskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN300%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Composite index.
Rävemåla FriskolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class55904347667043.5%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Composite index.
Tingsryds anpassade grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolTINGSRYDS KOMMUN——No score
TrojaskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN11062%Skolkoll score 45 out of 100. Composite index.
UrshultsskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN10061%Skolkoll score 47 out of 100. Composite index.
VäckelsångskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classTINGSRYDS KOMMUN10066.7%Skolkoll score 48 out of 100. Composite index.
WasaskolanUpper secondary schoolTINGSRYDS KOMMUN15078.9%Skolkoll score 52 out of 100. Composite index.
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. Each comparison cell shows both a value and status: better than neighbour average / in line with neighbour 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—201.7Worse than neighbour average63.1%Worse than neighbour average154,382 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Lessebo31.8 km231.2Better than neighbour average71.9%Worse than neighbour average173,876 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Emmaboda37 km216.4In line with neighbour average77.7%In line with neighbour average158,829 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Bromölla38.3 km203Worse than neighbour average75.2%In line with neighbour average157,287 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Karlshamn38.6 km218.8In line with neighbour average77.9%In line with neighbour average146,915 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Olofström38.6 km214.2In line with neighbour average80.2%Better than neighbour average141,539 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Ronneby39.2 km192.9Worse than neighbour average72.1%Worse than neighbour average159,173 SEKIn line with neighbour average
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 2025/26. 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. Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd: Operating name changed from Academy of Music and Business Tingsryd to Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd

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

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

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

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

  6. BULLERBYNS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  7. FJÄRILENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  8. HUMLANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  9. JUVELENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  10. LEKBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  11. NYCKELPIGANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  12. TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  13. Vuxenutbildningen Tingsryd: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  14. ÄLVANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from UPPHORT to AKTIV

  15. BULLERBYNS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  16. FJÄRILENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  17. HUMLANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  18. JUVELENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  19. LEKBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  20. NYCKELPIGANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  21. TALLBACKENS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

  22. ÄLVANS FÖRSKOLA: Status changed from AKTIV to UPPHORT

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

  24. 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)

  25. Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd: Contact details changed from changed to changed

  26. Academy X Music and Business Tingsryd: Operating name changed from unknown name to Academy of Music and Business Tingsryd

  27. Rävemåla Friskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Rävemåla Friskola

  28. Dackeskolan 7-9: Operating name changed from unknown name to Dackeskolan

  29. Dackeskolan F-6: Operating name changed from unknown name to Dackeskolan

  30. Linnerydskolan: Operating name changed from unknown name to Linnerydskolan

… and 56 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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