Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School has recently posted a series of updates on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, providing information and links to its followers.

On September 13, 2025, Murphysboro High School shared a post with the following link: "https://t.co/qwE6OlX0Fn".

The next day, on September 14, 2025, another update was posted: "https://t.co/oL82pm5lph".

On September 15, 2025, the school continued its series of posts with: "https://t.co/YrhgWKNCVr".

Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which serves Jackson County and includes Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School as well as the high school itself. According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, approximately three-quarters are women and one-quarter are men; there are no teachers in the district who have more than ten absences in a school year. The student body in District 186 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. More details about these statistics can be found at the Illinois Report Card website provided by ISBE (source).