Murphysboro High School shared a series of updates on December 15, 2025, highlighting upcoming events and programming involving its choir students.
The school posted several tweets that day. The first post at 16:16 UTC was https://t.co/z60lYoGcWU. Later, at 16:49 UTC, the school shared another message: https://t.co/tEuEnJG9Wd.
At 20:17 UTC, Murphysboro High School announced details about an upcoming televised event featuring student performers: “The MHS and MMS Choirs will be featured on Sounds of the Seasons on the following dates. The program airs on PBS/WSIU.
12/19: 8:00PM
12/20: 6:00 PM
12/21: Midnight and 4:00PM
12/22: 8:00PM
12/25: 12:30AM and 7:00PM
12/26: 3:30AM
We’d love for you to watch! https://t.co/Zo6IgsnLFK”
Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which also includes Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School in Jackson County. According to state education data, the district has a teaching staff of 147 with an average salary of $53,770; nearly three-quarters are women. No teachers in the district have more than ten absences in a school year. Demographically, the student population is primarily White (69 percent), with Black students representing almost 16 percent and Hispanic students just over seven percent. In terms of funding, the district spent $19,142 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $37,270,039.
