Enrollment
256
High
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BERLIN CUSD 16·NCES 172799002960
New Berlin High School
300 W Ellis St, New Berlin, IL 62670 · (217) 488-6012 · Sangamon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
67 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 64 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 22% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Berlin CUSD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like New Berlin High School
New Berlin High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin High School this school | 256 | 26.2% | 38.3% |
| Dee-Mack High School Mackinaw | 293 | 25.6% | 43.1% |
| Okawville Jr/Sr High School Okawville | 224 | 24.6% | 54.6% |
| Illini Bluffs High School Glasford | 249 | 24.1% | 46.4% |
| Fisher Jr/Sr High School Fisher | 284 | 28.5% | 43.9% |
| Elmwood High School Elmwood | 208 | 27.9% | 52.4% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Berlin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #224 of 573 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #482 of 708 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #164 of 528 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #441 of 537 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #519 of 578 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #162 of 191 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 256 | 19.7 | 13.0:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 19.8 | 12.4:1 | 28% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 18.3 | 13.4:1 | 25% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 16.5 | 15.1:1 | 27% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 29% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 20% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 16 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 14 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Berlin High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (249 to 256); teachers up 19% (16.5 to 19.7).
About New Berlin High School
Families in New Berlin, Illinois, are served by New Berlin High School, a small high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 256 students. Enrollment is 69% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
New Berlin High School falls under New Berlin CUSD 16, which has 3 schools enrolling 863 students.
Most students at New Berlin High School are White: 93% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% multiracial. Census figures show Sangamon County is about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at New Berlin High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 26% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Sangamon County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
New Berlin High School scores 18.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 38.3% actual versus 56.4% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Sangamon County (population about 194,947), median household income is about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 77 public schools operate in Sangamon County, serving about 27,345 students.
New Berlin Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, New Berlin High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 256, 4% below the 267 of 2020-21.
The New Berlin High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Berlin CUSD 16
- New Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- New Berlin Jr High SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in New Berlin
- New Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- New Berlin Jr High SchoolMiddle · 155 students
Nearby schools
- New Berlin Jr High School0.0 mi · 155
- New Berlin Elementary School0.2 mi · 452
- Pleasant Plains Middle School9.1 mi · 393
- Farmingdale Elementary School9.3 mi · 485
- Waverly Jr/Sr High School9.7 mi · 147
- Waverly Elementary School9.8 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About New Berlin High SchoolHow many students attend New Berlin High School?
New Berlin High School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does New Berlin High School serve?
New Berlin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does New Berlin High School have?
New Berlin High School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Berlin High School?
At New Berlin High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is New Berlin High School public or private?
New Berlin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Berlin CUSD 16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.