Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School, representing part of the Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 in Jackson County, posted several updates on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on October 6, 2025. The posts included messages of encouragement and links to school-related content.

In a post at 01:14 UTC, the school shared a link: "https://t.co/ulJHpMPQsv" (October 6, 2025). Later that day, another post was made at 14:18 UTC with a similar format: "https://t.co/1CLWnEznYM" (October 6, 2025).

At 14:49 UTC, Murphysboro High School wished success to its student athletes competing in a sectional golf tournament. The post read: "Good Luck to our Boys Golf Team at the IHSA Sectional today! https://t.co/QwC3poe1pQ" (October 6, 2025).

Murphysboro High School is part of the 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 (source). According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; about three-quarters are women and no teacher has more than ten absences in a school year (source). The student population is predominantly White (69 percent), with Black students making up nearly 16 percent and Hispanic students just over seven percent (source). In fiscal year 2020, spending per student reached $19,142 for a total district expenditure of $37.27 million (source).