Murphysboro High School shared a series of posts on October 15, 2025, through its official X (formerly Twitter) account, highlighting activities and updates from the school.
The first post at 12:56 p.m. featured a link: “https://t.co/2cAtysMKHR”.
Shortly after, at 1:26 p.m., another post was made, stating: “https://t.co/U9UMyAVZ6y”.
A third post followed at 1:37 p.m.: “https://t.co/XUmy9hwsuU”.
Murphysboro High School is part of the Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which serves Jackson County and includes several schools such as Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School (source). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770, with a workforce that is 74.9 percent women and 25.1 percent men. The district also reports no teachers with more than ten absences in a school year (source). The student body is comprised of 69 percent White, 15.9 percent Black, 7.1 percent Hispanic, and 0.1 percent Asian students (source). In 2020, the district spent $19,142 per student, totaling $37,270,039 (source).
