Murphysboro High School has shared recent updates and announcements through its official X (formerly Twitter) account, including information about upcoming athletic events.
On October 19, 2025, Murphysboro High School posted a tweet: "https://t.co/KlLtTHMY6y". The following day, another tweet was shared: "https://t.co/lBkizfvcW3".
Most notably, on October 20, 2025, the school announced an athletic event: "Murphysboro will be hosting the Massac Vs. Vienna Regional game tonight at 6:00 https://t.co/mGOafu0jox".
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). The district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, 74.9 percent of the teachers are women and 25.1 percent are men, with no teachers having more than ten absences in a school year (source). The district's student population is composed of 69 percent White, 15.9 percent Black, 7.1 percent Hispanic, and 0.1 percent Asian students (source). In 2020, the district spent $19,142 per student, totaling $37,270,039 in expenditures (source).
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