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Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Murphysboro, Murphysboro, Somerset, Sand Ridge, Pomona, Levan and Gorham, and parts of Fountain Bluff.
Students
1,877
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,286
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Debt
$19.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
- School Grade D: better than 12% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the IL average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $19.5M, about $10,414 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hoyleton.
PK–8Nashville Grade SchoolNashville Consolidated Community School District 49
9–12Nashville Comm High SchoolNashville Community High School District 99
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,286 per student · 20% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 62%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,902’20
1,914’21
1,929’22
1,930’23
1,877’24
About steady.
Students
White 68%Black 14%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Carbondale Community High School District 165Carbondale, Carbondale, De Soto
$22,399per student
Trico Community Unit School District 176Degognia, Kinkaid, Ora
$15,865per student
Carbondale Elementary School District 95Carbondale, Carbondale
$19,629per student
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84Grand Tower
$19,175per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.