School Buechel Metropolitan High School Buechel Metropolitan High School began in the 1970s as an alternative school for students having difficulty and manifesting disruptive behavior in regular programs. In 1996, Buechel became its own high school when the middle school became its own Kennedy Metropolitan Middle School. The school offers a variety of programs aimed at retaining, training, and helping students with a variety of problems. At Buechel, the philosophy is that every student can succeed given the opportunity to define the solution for him or herself.
Students stay a minimum of one semester.
In addition to the regular Math, English, Science and Social Studies classes, there are many programs at Buechel in which students can participate. These include Art, P.E., technical classes in Career Interest and Work, Industrial Technology, Business and Electronic Office Systems and Family and Consumer Science. The Reality Grant Program at Buechel is offered to students who have been adjudicated or designated delinquent or those who are repeat offenders. A maximum of 300 students attend Buechel per semester. Students are referred to the program from high schools in the Jefferson County Public School district.