Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School announced new members of its Red Devils Sponsor Signs Club through a series of social media posts on August 23, 2025.

In the first post at 14:30 UTC, Murphysboro HS stated, "Welcome to the Red Devils Sponsor Signs Club! Our Newest members (part 2) include: https://t.co/uRYYl8rfrW". Shortly after, at 14:32 UTC, another post followed: "Welcome to the Red Devils Sponsor Signs Club! Our Newest members (part 3) include: https://t.co/1Ob7j00OyV". The third announcement came at 14:34 UTC with the message, "Welcome to the Red Devils Sponsor Signs Club! Our Newest members (part 4) include: https://t.co/dpgsmMdpbj".

Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which serves Jackson County and includes several other schools such as Carruthers Elementary School and Murphysboro Middle School. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, this district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; approximately three-quarters are women and no teacher had more than ten absences in a school year. 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. In fiscal year 2020, district spending per student was $19,142 for a total expenditure exceeding $37 million. More details about these statistics can be found on the Illinois Report Card website.