📍 5510 Nw 27th Ave, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32606
F. W. Buchholz High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 2,540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 31.8:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
F. W. Buchholz High School enrolls 2,540 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 80 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 31.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 23% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,192 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 584 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 351 | 14% |
| Asian | 205 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 199 | 7.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
917 of the school's 2,540 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 829 qualify for free lunch and 88 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
F. W. Buchholz High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 21.
F. W. Buchholz High School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,540 students, F. W. Buchholz High School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
Browse live education vacancies at or near F. W. Buchholz High School.
Find vacancies →