All compulsory schools in Torsby — 6 schools

Torsby has 6 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 205.1 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Torsby

All 6 compulsory schools in Torsby sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Frykenskolan198.463 %610Municipal
Holmesskolan73 %240Municipal
Kvistbergsskolan211.751 %110Municipal
Oleby skola40Municipal
Stölletskolan30Municipal
Östmarks skola49 %30Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
200.1 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
67 %
Pass in mathematics
86.7 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
75.6 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
58.8 %
Parents with post-secondary education
45.8 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
63.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher
12.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025)
63.3 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↓ Declining (-5.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Torsby (%)

Trend: 69.2 to 63.3, downward
2020: 69.2 %2025: 63.3 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,034
Municipal / independent share
98.9 % / 1.1 %

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: 172,557 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 152,526 SEK/pupil

Teaching
84,229 SEK
Premises
21,006 SEK
Student health
5,489 SEK
Meals
10,383 SEK
Learning tools
5,844 SEK
Other
25,575 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,489 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
84.6 %
Preventive work (staff)
67.9 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
48.9 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
47.4 %
Safety at school
80.7 %
Study calm
47.4 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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

Mother tongue other than Swedish
16.5 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
3.6 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
11.1 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
100 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
73.3 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
4.4 %

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.

-15Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school
SALSA results per school in Torsby, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Frykenskolan198214-15

Highest merit score in Torsby

Top 2 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 2 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
KvistbergsskolanTORSBY KOMMUN211.751.1 %110
FrykenskolanTORSBY KOMMUN198.4-1563.2 %610

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils
13
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1.1 %
Cost per pupil
528,083 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
3.9

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada