Murphysboro High School
50 Blackwood Dr
Murphysboro IL, 62966, Jackson County
Phone: 618-687-2336
Ranking: (511 out of 666, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 45 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 573 | 590 | 582 | 632 | 665 | 651 | 635 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 157 | 27.4% | 174 | 29.5% | 139 | 23.9% | 161 | 25.5% | 172 | 25.9% | 168 | 25.8% | 193 | 30.4% |
Grade 10: | 162 | 28.3% | 134 | 22.7% | 149 | 25.6% | 161 | 25.5% | 175 | 26.3% | 163 | 25.0% | 153 | 24.1% |
Grade 11: | 133 | 23.2% | 144 | 24.4% | 150 | 25.8% | 163 | 25.8% | 158 | 23.8% | 163 | 25.0% | 165 | 26.0% |
Grade 12: | 121 | 21.1% | 138 | 23.4% | 144 | 24.7% | 147 | 23.3% | 160 | 24.1% | 157 | 24.1% | 124 | 19.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 304 | 53.1% | 310 | 52.5% | 315 | 54.1% | 340 | 53.8% | 334 | 50.2% | 303 | 46.5% | 312 | 49.1% |
Female: | 269 | 46.9% | 280 | 47.5% | 267 | 45.9% | 292 | 46.2% | 303 | 45.6% | 323 | 49.6% | 301 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.1% | 27 | 4.6% | 30 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.7% |
Black: | 90 | 15.7% | 94 | 15.9% | 89 | 15.3% | 88 | 13.9% | 93 | 14.0% | 86 | 13.2% | 69 | 10.9% |
White: | 432 | 75.4% | 436 | 73.9% | 437 | 75.1% | 489 | 77.4% | 525 | 78.9% | 523 | 80.3% | 528 | 83.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.4% | 35 | 5.9% | 28 | 4.8% | 20 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 416 | 72.6% | 235 | 39.8% | 156 | 26.8% | 301 | 47.6% | 307 | 46.2% | 243 | 37.3% | 217 | 34.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 152 | 26.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 149 | 25.6% | 41 | 6.5% | 50 | 7.5% | 51 | 7.8% | 42 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.76 | 13.05 | 13.47 | 13.85 | 13.64 | 13.60 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.4% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.7% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 31.4% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.2% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 32.9% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 45.0% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 43.0% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 43.0% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.4% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 50.0% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.6% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.9% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 36.2% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 33.4% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 39.7% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 49.4% |
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* Murphysboro High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.