Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School shared a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) in late August 2025, highlighting activities and updates from the school.

On August 29, 2025, Murphysboro High School posted "https://t.co/WQ6GH9Bq6F". Later that day, another post appeared: "https://t.co/M0u9IXAp9G" on August 30. A third post followed on the same day: "https://t.co/WfEBTwXlRH".

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. The district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770 before pension contributions; nearly three-quarters are women and about one-quarter are men. Notably, no teacher in the district had more than ten absences in a school year. The student body is composed of approximately 69 percent White students, nearly 16 percent Black students, just over seven percent Hispanic students, and a small percentage of Asian students. In 2020, the district spent $19,142 per student for a total expenditure exceeding $37 million.