New Berlin High School

New Berlin High School
Address
300 E. Ellis St. New Berlin , Illinois 62670 United States
Coordinates	39°43′42″N 89°54′44″W / 39.72839°N 89.91233°W / 39.72839; -89.91233
Information
School type	public secondary
School district	New Berlin CUSD #16
Superintendent	Jill Larson
Principal	Hattle Llewellyn
Teaching staff	18.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	246 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.44[1]
Campus	Rural
Colour(s)	Orange,  Blue,  White
Athletics conference	Sangamo
Nickname	Pretzels
Website	http://www.pretzelpride.com

New Berlin High School is a coeducational public high school serving the community of New Berlin, Illinois and surrounding areas within Sangamon County, including but not limited to: Loami, Berlin, Curran, Island Grove, and the west side of Springfield. For the 2021–2022 school year, the school had 278 students enrolled in grades 9–12.^[2]

The school's current principal, Hattie Llewellyn; Superintendent, Jill Larson.^[3]

New Berlin High School's athletic teams are known as the "Pretzels" and compete in thirteen sports and activities sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association.^[4] The school has athletic and activities co-op agreements with multiple schools in surrounding communities, including Waverly, Franklin, and Pleasant Plains.

In September 2018, a former student filed a civil lawsuit^[5] against the school district, alleging sexual abuse over a period of four years in the late 1980s by a former teacher at the school.

• Official website
• Official website of the school's athletic teams and activities