Murphysboro High School

Summary:

Murphysboro High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Murphysboro, Illinois, with a total enrollment of 598 students. The school is part of the Murphysboro CUSD 186 district, which is ranked 725 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Murphysboro High School faces significant challenges, including a fluctuating four-year graduation rate that most recently stood at 86.4%, which is lower than the state average. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 39.7%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Murphysboro High School's test scores are consistently below state averages in both mathematics and English language arts, with only 10.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with the most recent rate at 99.33%.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Herrin High School, Murphysboro High School generally performs worse on key metrics, including graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores. Despite the high spending per student at Murphysboro High School, the school's performance lags behind the state averages, suggesting a need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and resource allocation to address these issues and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 50 Blackwood Dr
       Murphysboro, IL  62966-2937


(618) 687-2336

District: Murphysboro CUSD 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
455th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,146 Help


Feeder schools for Murphysboro High School:

Elementary:    Carruthers Elementary School
    Gen John A Logan Attendance Center
Middle:    Murphysboro Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  598

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.7%
African American:
17.7%
Two or more races:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Murphysboro High School ranks worse than 65.3% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.77. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Murphysboro High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Murphysboro High School is $15,146.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Murphysboro High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Murphysboro High School 455th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Murphysboro High School in the ranking list.)

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Murphysboro CUSD 186:

SchoolDigger ranks Murphysboro CUSD 186 725th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Murphysboro High School

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Rank History for all students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 52.21 324th 586 44.7%
2004 67.83 195th 592 67.1%
2005 54.45 309th 590 47.6%
2006 36.69 436th 596 26.8%
2007 36.00 444th 612 27.5%
2008 33.28 466th 624 25.3%
2009 25.57 506th 632 19.9%
2010 34.83 483rd 643 24.9%
2011 37.68 456th 655 30.4%
2012 26.37 520th 665 21.8%
2013 34.94 478th 670 28.7%
2014 42.15 430th 670 35.8%
2015 68.27 152nd 614 75.2%
2016 66.55 131st 643 79.6%
2017 50.48 311th 642 51.6%
2018 49.63 319th 647 50.7%
2019 44.07 391st 701 44.2%
2021 36.28 426th 688 38.1%
2022 54.64 293rd 699 58.1%
2023 44.40 390th 699 44.2%
2024 32.77 455th 697 34.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.18 115th 165 30.3%
2023 11.19 157th 163 3.7%
2024 14.36 161st 182 11.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.60 193rd 374 48.4%
2019 33.66 284th 473 40.0%
2021 29.28 270th 453 40.4%
2022 64.57 77th 493 84.4%
2023 21.07 375th 476 21.2%
2024 42.67 207th 482 57.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.75 77th 585 86.8%
2019 69.11 130th 639 79.7%
2021 62.33 156th 611 74.5%
2022 78.09 73rd 626 88.3%
2023 64.93 166th 644 74.2%
2024 52.93 253rd 639 60.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.63 340th 620 45.2%
2019 41.65 395th 665 40.6%
2021 48.68 300th 639 53.1%
2022 40.86 389th 658 40.9%
2023 46.72 343rd 656 47.7%
2024 30.55 445th 664 33.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.24 251st 428 41.4%
2024 72.71 73rd 429 83.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.85 295th 619 52.3%
2019 45.50 352nd 675 47.9%
2021 20.49 519th 653 20.5%
2022 67.87 172nd 664 74.1%
2023 40.29 397th 668 40.6%
2024 34.44 412th 668 38.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.04 186th 253 26.5%
2019 21.98 266th 299 11.0%
2021 30.88 189th 281 32.7%
2022 50.14 107th 294 63.6%
2023 41.92 143rd 301 52.5%
2024 33.39 183rd 299 38.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.14 95th 291 67.4%
2019 64.97 78th 317 75.4%
2021 47.20 128th 317 59.6%
2022 28.79 243rd 335 27.5%
2023 13.45 312th 333 6.3%
2024 56.11 109th 336 67.6%
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Rank History for White students at Murphysboro High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.38 311th 548 43.2%
2019 35.67 342nd 552 38.0%
2021 30.10 374th 553 32.4%
2022 49.97 262nd 560 53.2%
2023 45.43 274th 557 50.8%
2024 22.41 438th 554 20.9%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Murphysboro High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 681 83 7 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 772
1990 646 72 7 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 728
1991 654 70 7 4 1 n/a n/a 0 736
1992 678 60 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1993 653 72 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 738
1994 680 80 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 770
1995 661 103 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1996 661 103 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1997 687 104 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 800
1998 735 104 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 851
1999 706 90 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 799
2000 689 108 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 808
2001 682 105 7 10 2 n/a n/a 0 806
2002 663 102 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 780
2003 663 102 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 780
2004 662 92 3 10 1 n/a n/a 0 768
2005 617 87 3 10 3 n/a n/a 0 720
2006 598 77 1 14 3 n/a n/a 12 705
2007 555 73 2 18 2 n/a n/a 13 663
2008 528 69 2 17 1 n/a n/a 18 635
2009 523 86 2 22 1 n/a n/a 17 651
2010 525 93 1 23 3 n/a n/a 20 665
2011 489 88 4 30 1 0 20 0 632
2012 437 89 0 27 1 0 28 0 582
2013 436 94 0 24 1 0 35 0 590
2014 432 90 1 25 0 0 25 0 573
2015 425 95 1 19 0 0 28 0 568
2016 442 92 2 32 1 0 26 0 595
2017 456 92 8 38 2 0 29 0 625
2018 438 88 3 34 2 1 33 0 599
2019 420 85 3 49 1 0 41 0 599
2020 413 87 1 48 3 0 37 0 589
2021 394 98 1 48 3 0 47 0 591
2022 369 114 2 50 2 0 43 0 580
2023 387 106 0 50 2 0 53 0 598

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Murphysboro High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 772 42.4 18.2 n/a
1990 728 42.9 16.9 n/a
1991 736 43.8 16.8 n/a
1992 746 43.2 17.2 n/a
1993 738 44.2 16.7 n/a
1994 770 46.0 16.7 n/a
1995 773 45.4 17.0 n/a
1996 773 45.4 17.0 n/a
1997 800 48.9 16.4 n/a
1998 851 53.4 15.9 n/a
1999 799 54.6 14.6 n/a
2000 808 57.5 14.1 n/a
2001 806 51.4 15.7 n/a
2002 780 50.2 15.5 36.4
2003 780 50.2 15.5 36.4
2004 768 48.1 16.0 32.9
2005 720 47.2 15.3 35.8
2006 705 46.3 15.2 41.6
2007 663 42.0 15.8 40.6
2008 635 38.0 16.7 42
2009 651 47.9 13.6 46.4
2010 665 48.7 13.6 55.3
2011 632 45.6 13.8 54.1
2012 582 43.2 13.4 52.4
2013 590 45.2 13.0 39.8
2014 573 44.9 12.7 99.1
2015 568 42.0 13.5 98.2
2016 595 42.0 14.1 99.3
2017 625 42.0 14.8 99
2018 599 42.8 13.9 99.3
2019 599 42.0 14.2 99
2020 589 40.0 14.6 99.5
2021 591 n/a n/a n/a
2022 580 44.5 13.0 94.8
2023 598 46.0 13.0 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Murphysboro High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 772 42.4 18.2 n/a
1990 728 42.9 16.9 n/a
1991 736 43.8 16.8 n/a
1992 746 43.2 17.2 n/a
1993 738 44.2 16.7 n/a
1994 770 46.0 16.7 n/a
1995 773 45.4 17.0 n/a
1996 773 45.4 17.0 n/a
1997 800 48.9 16.4 n/a
1998 851 53.4 15.9 n/a
1999 799 54.6 14.6 n/a
2000 808 57.5 14.1 n/a
2001 806 51.4 15.7 n/a
2002 780 50.2 15.5 36.4
2003 780 50.2 15.5 36.4
2004 768 48.1 16.0 32.9
2005 720 47.2 15.3 35.8
2006 705 46.3 15.2 41.6
2007 663 42.0 15.8 40.6
2008 635 38.0 16.7 42
2009 651 47.9 13.6 46.4
2010 665 48.7 13.6 55.3
2011 632 45.6 13.8 54.1
2012 582 43.2 13.4 52.4
2013 590 45.2 13.0 39.8
2014 573 44.9 12.7 99.1
2015 568 42.0 13.5 98.2
2016 595 42.0 14.1 99.3
2017 625 42.0 14.8 99
2018 599 42.8 13.9 99.3
2019 599 42.0 14.2 99
2020 589 40.0 14.6 99.5
2021 591 n/a n/a n/a
2022 580 44.5 13.0 94.8
2023 598 46.0 13.0 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Murphysboro High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201597.6%97.8%97.8%97.8%98.5%96.4%98.5%
201699.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.2%99.4%22.7%
201798.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.7%98.3%98.7%17.3%
201897.9%97.7%97.7%97.7%97.9%97.7%98.1%19.6%
201999.2%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.0%99.0%99.2%44.7%
202198.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.5%98.5%98.3%94.4%
202298.5%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.1%98.6%92.7%
202396.3%97.7%97.7%97.7%92.5%95.8%97.0%93.3%
202497.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%99.7%97.9%98.4%97.2%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Murphysboro High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,368 (12.2%) $9,821 (87.8%) $11,189
2020 $1,100 (9.0%) $11,176 (91.0%) $12,276
2021 $1,979 (15.3%) $10,981 (84.7%) $12,960
2022 $1,979 (15.3%) $10,981 (84.7%) $12,960
2023 $1,501 (9.7%) $13,915 (90.3%) $15,416
2024 $1,786 (11.8%) $13,361 (88.2%) $15,146

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Murphysboro High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 391st of 701 High schoolsRanks 390th of 699 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Murphysboro High School)20.611.3
 9.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Murphysboro CUSD 186)20.611.3
 9.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Murphysboro High School)31.318.4
 12.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Murphysboro CUSD 186)31.318.4
 12.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Murphysboro High School)25.555.5
 30%
   End of Course Science (Murphysboro CUSD 186)25.555.5
 30%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students599598
 0.2%
African American85106
 24.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic4950
 2%
Pacific Islander00
White420387
 7.9%
Two or More Races4153
 29.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99%99.3%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Murphysboro High School

Murphysboro High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carruthers Elementary School
Elementary : Gen John A Logan Attendance Center
Middle : Murphysboro Middle School

Murphysboro High School ranks 455th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Murphysboro High School are 65% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 598 students attended Murphysboro High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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