Murphysboro High School highlighted achievements by its Red Devils Wrestling Team in a series of social media posts on December 18 and 19, 2025.
On December 18, Murphysboro HS posted, “Big Night for the Red Devils Wrestling Team… https://t.co/9uxzERkziD”. Later that day, another post was shared: “https://t.co/HutyMaczvM”. The following day, on December 19, the school continued its updates with a third post: “https://t.co/dpY5epAhcT”.
Murphysboro High School is part of the Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 in Jackson County. The district also includes Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School (source). According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; nearly three-quarters are women and no teacher has more than ten absences per year (source). Demographically, the student body is composed of approximately 69 percent White students, 15.9 percent Black students, 7.1 percent Hispanic students, and a small percentage of Asian students (source). In fiscal year 2020, spending per student reached $19,142 for a total expenditure of $37.3 million (source).
