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Murphysboro CUSD 186

Murphysboro CUSD 186 in Illinois: 5 public schools with 1,877 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,286 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,877
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,286
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
143
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
626
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.7K15
$10.5K16
$10.3K17
$10.2K18
$10.9K19
$14.8K20
$17.8K21
$15.3K22
$16.4K23
$17.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $4.9M
State
62% · $28.1M
Local
27% · $12.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,671
Support services
$5,706
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$10.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
McElvain SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K64—
3–542614.7
K–240011.8
Murphysboro Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–842212.2
Murphysboro High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1256512.4

Sources

Address
593 Ava Rd, Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone
(618)684-3781
Website