Murphysboro High School reported on its official Twitter account a victory for the Red Devils Girls Soccer Team, maintaining their undefeated and unscored-upon record in the current season.
On April 2, 2026, Murphysboro HS posted: “20:47 left in game, Kate Guthman gives the Red Devils Girls Soccer Team a 3-0 lead over Carterville!” On the same date, a subsequent update confirmed the team’s continued success: “Red Devils Girls Soccer Team remains undefeated and unscored upon with a 3-0 Victory at Carterville. Devils improve to (6-0, 3-0). Goals: Cama Woosley, Lily Cunningham-Elders, and Kate Guthman. Callie Decker 2 assists https://t.co/VtYuMkyGKi”
Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186. The district serves pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across Harrison and Jackson County and enrolled nearly 1,947 students in the 2019-2020 school year (source). It encompasses several schools including Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, Murphysboro High School itself, and Murphysboro Middle School (source).
The district employs approximately 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; about three-fourths are women (source). The student body is predominantly White (69 percent), with Black students making up nearly 16 percent and Hispanic students just over seven percent (source). Spending per student was $19,142 in the year 2020 (source).
The chronic truancy rate within the district stood at 6.7 percent during the same period—lower than Illinois’ statewide average of 9.6 percent (source).
