Murphysboro High School announced on its official Twitter account several updates, including an upcoming girls varsity basketball game against Massac County High School scheduled for January 12, 2026.
In a tweet posted on January 12, 2026, Murphysboro High School wrote: “Murphysboro High School vs. Massac County High School. Watch Girls Varsity Basketball Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 at 5:15 PM CST on the NFHS Network!
https://t.co/AfUyvlUe0V”.
Additional tweets were shared by the school later that day and into the next morning. On January 12, 2026, at 16:24 UTC, Murphysboro High School posted: “https://t.co/VelOJCPPN1”. Another tweet was published on January 13, 2026, at 04:07 UTC: “https://t.co/6VEAfbM1G7”.
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 a total of 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770 before pension contributions; approximately three-quarters are women and one-quarter are men. Notably, no teachers in the district have more than ten absences per year (source). Demographically, the student body is composed of about 69 percent White students, nearly 16 percent Black students, just over seven percent Hispanic students, and a small percentage of Asian students (source). In terms of financials, spending per student in the district was $19,142 in 2020 for a total expenditure of $37.27 million (source).
