Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School announced on its official X (formerly Twitter) account that it has been selected to host the 1A High School Regional, sharing information about the schedule and ticket purchasing options.

On October 12, 2025, Murphysboro High School posted: "Murphysboro High School was chosen to host the 1A High School Regional. Below is the schedule for the regional games and the QR codes to purchase online tickets. https://t.co/gEzdEXMBPn". Earlier that day, the school also shared other updates via its account: "https://t.co/h6EaZoFL1i" at 12:37 p.m. UTC and "https://t.co/8YNHAkSk1t" at 3:05 p.m. UTC.

Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which represents Jackson County and includes Carruthers Elementary School, General John A. Logan Attendance Centre, McElvain School, and Murphysboro Middle School (source). The district has 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770 and a teacher absence rate with no educators exceeding 10 absences per year (source). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the student population is 69 percent White, 15.9 percent Black, 7.1 percent Hispanic, and 0.1 percent Asian (source). In 2020, the district spent $19,142 per student, totaling $37,270,039 (source).