Buchholz High School

Buchholz High School
Exterior of the main Buchholz High School building.
Address
Map
5510 NW 27th Avenue

Alachua County

,
Florida
32606

United States
Coordinates29°40′40″N 82°24′05″W / 29.67777°N 82.401367°W / 29.67777; -82.401367
Information
School typePublic high school
Opened1971
School districtAlachua County Public Schools
SuperintendentCarlee Simon[1]
PrincipalKevin Purvis
Teaching staff80.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,540 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio31.75[2]
Hours in school day6
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Gold and Black
   
MascotBobcat
RivalGainesville High School
Eastside High School
Websitebuchholz.sbac.edu/pages/BHS0431

F. W. Buchholz High School (commonly referred to as Buchholz (pronounced /bjuˈhlds/) or BHS) is a high school in Gainesville, Florida, United States. Buchholz is one of seven high schools in Alachua County. Opened in January 1971, it is the largest public high school in Gainesville, with 2,241 students in 2020. The Buchholz Math Team was dubbed "America's Greatest Math Team" by The Wall Street Journal in 2022, when Buchholz won first place for the 14th time in the annually held national Mu Alpha Theta math competition.[3]

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Locator map of the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida.
  1. ^ "Superintendent". Aluchua County Public Schools. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Cohen, Ben (2022-07-14). "How a Public School in Florida Built America's Greatest Math Team". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-07-18.