Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School shared updates on its boys soccer team and other activities through a series of posts on its official X (formerly Twitter) account.

On September 20, 2025, Murphysboro High School posted a link to an image or event at https://t.co/jH3t971Djm.

Later that day, the school reported the results of a recent boys soccer match: "Red Devils Boys Soccer Team improves to 7-3-2 with today's 7-0 Win over Gibault. Red Devil Goals: Jeremiah Vaughn, Van Woosley, David Boudet, Jonas Schaldemose, William Stuemke (2), & Justin Maynor (1st career goal). Back in action at HOME Tuesday vs. Carterville, 6pm! https://t.co/5NuqGW4OtC" (September 20, 2025).

On September 21, the school shared another post containing a link to additional content: https://t.co/6hP8L23Ik7.

Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 in Jackson County. The district also includes Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School (source). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, District 186 employs 147 teachers who earn an average salary of $53,770 before pension contributions; about three-quarters are women and one-quarter are men. No teacher in the district has more than ten absences per year (source). The student population 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 (source). In fiscal year 2020, the district spent $19,142 per student for a total expenditure exceeding $37 million (source).