Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School shared several updates on its official Twitter account on October 10, 2025, providing links to content for its community and followers.

At 14:20 UTC, Murphysboro High School posted a tweet linking to https://t.co/JiKiGnLnpf. Later that afternoon, at 15:18 UTC, another tweet was published containing a link to https://t.co/XsZpjnk1fV. The third tweet of the day was shared at 17:07 UTC, directing followers to https://t.co/9u9mSscYuE.

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, Murphysboro Middle School, and Murphysboro High School itself (source). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770. Nearly three-quarters of the teachers are women, and none had more than ten absences in a school year (source). The student population is composed of approximately 69 percent White students, 15.9 percent Black students, 7.1 percent Hispanic students, and 0.1 percent Asian students (source). In the year 2020, the district spent $19,142 per student for a total expenditure of $37,270,039 (source).