For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 604 students in Murphysboro CUSD 186 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High School in Murphysboro CUSD 186 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Murphysboro CUSD 186 School District have a Graduation Rate of 77%, which is less than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Murphysboro High School, with 75-79% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,032 Schools
# Students
1,930 Students
605,599 Students
# Teachers
146 Teachers
42,722 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Murphysboro CUSD 186 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#783 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)9%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
8%
29%
% Black
16%
16%
% White
66%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,383 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,697 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,383
$21,990
Spending / Student
$21,697
$21,244
Best Murphysboro CUSD 186 School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Murphysboro High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
50 Blackwood Dr
Murphysboro, IL 62966
(618) 687-2336
Murphysboro, IL 62966
(618) 687-2336
Grades: 9-12
| 604 students
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