Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School shared several updates on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on September 13, 2025. The posts, which included links to images or other content, were published over the course of the evening.

At 00:25 UTC, Murphysboro High School posted "https://t.co/F24RD8uO5V". Later, at 01:06 UTC, another update was made with "https://t.co/5E8mZGnFj3". The final post for the night came at 01:52 UTC and read "https://t.co/HrTaZtnGAM".

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 General John A. Logan Attendance Centre. According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770 before pension contributions; approximately three-quarters are women and there are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences in a school year. The student population 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, the district spent $19,142 per student for a total expenditure exceeding $37 million (source).