📍 2125 Spruce St, Murphysboro, Jackson County, 62966
Murphysboro Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Murphysboro, Jackson County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elliot Hernan. It is part of the Murphysboro CUSD 186 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Murphysboro Middle School enrolls 444 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Black or African American and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 444 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Murphysboro Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 115.
Murphysboro Middle School is one of 5 schools in Murphysboro CUSD 186, based in Murphysboro, Illinois. The district serves 1,877 students district-wide and employs 147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 444 students, Murphysboro Middle School is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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