Murphysboro High School in Murphysboro, Illinois (IL)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Illinois) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 45.

50 BLACKWOOD DR
Murphysboro, IL 62966

District: MURPHYSBORO CUSD 186
County: JACKSON
Grade span: 9 - 12

Phone: (618) 687-2336 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Enrollment in Murphysboro High School

2008 Student Enrollment: 635

9th Grade Enrollment : 193
10th Grade Enrollment : 153
11th Grade Enrollment : 165
12th Grade Enrollment : 124

Grades in Murphysboro High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 663

9th Grade Enrollment : 177
10th Grade Enrollment : 180
11th Grade Enrollment : 164
12th Grade Enrollment : 142

White Enrollment (%): 83.7%

This school:	83.7%
State average from 3815 schools:	61.5%

Black Enrollment (%): 11.0%

Murphysboro High School:	11.0%
State average from 3815 schools:	18.3%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 3815 schools:	14.7%

Asian Enrollment (%): 0.3%

Murphysboro High School:	0.3%
State average from 3815 schools:	3.0%

Native American Enrollment (%): 0.30%

Here:	0.30%
State average from 3815 schools:	0.19%

Multiracial Enrollment (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 3815 schools:	2.3%

Limited English Proficient Enrollment (%): 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1783 schools:	11.1%

Low Income Enrollment (%): 38.5%

Murphysboro High School:	38.5%
State average from 3402 schools:	41.8%

Chronic Truants : 20

Chronic Truants rate (%): 3.0%

Murphysboro High School:	3.0%
State average from 1941 schools:	3.1%

Mobility rate (%): 8.9%

Here:	8.9%
State average from 3458 schools:	15.6%

Dropout rate (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 407 schools:	3.6%

Grades in Murphysboro High School

Races in Murphysboro High School

2006 Student Enrollment: 705

9th Grade Enrollment : 187
10th Grade Enrollment : 174
11th Grade Enrollment : 180
12th Grade Enrollment : 164

White Enrollment (%): 84.8%

Here:	84.8%
State average from 3504 schools:	63.7%

Black Enrollment (%): 10.9%

Murphysboro High School:	10.9%
State average from 3504 schools:	18.5%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 3504 schools:	13.0%

Asian Enrollment (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 3504 schools:	2.7%

Native American Enrollment (%): 0.40%

This school:	0.40%
State average from 3504 schools:	0.16%

Multiracial Enrollment (%): 1.7%

This school:	1.7%
State average from 3504 schools:	1.9%

Limited English Proficient Enrollment (%): 0.1%

Here:	0.1%
State average from 1709 schools:	10.5%

Low Income Enrollment (%): 40.9%

Here:	40.9%
State average from 3433 schools:	41.5%

Chronic Truants : 21

Chronic Truants rate (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 1911 schools:	3.0%

Mobility rate (%): 22.2%

Here:	22.2%
State average from 3480 schools:	16.4%

Dropout rate (%): 3.7%

Here:	3.7%
State average from 404 schools:	3.6%

Grades in Murphysboro High School

Races in Murphysboro High School

2005 Student Enrollment: 720

9th Grade Enrollment : 175
10th Grade Enrollment : 187
11th Grade Enrollment : 174
12th Grade Enrollment : 184

White Enrollment (%): 85.7%

Here:	85.7%
State average from 3442 schools:	65.1%

Black Enrollment (%): 12.1%

Here:	12.1%
State average from 3442 schools:	18.5%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 3442 schools:	12.5%

Asian Enrollment (%): 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 3442 schools:	2.7%

Native American Enrollment (%): 0.40%

This school:	0.40%
State average from 3442 schools:	0.16%

Low Income Enrollment (%): 34.3%

Here:	34.3%
State average from 3378 schools:	40.2%

Chronic Truants : 24

Chronic Truants rate (%): 3.4%

Here:	3.4%
State average from 1828 schools:	3.1%

Mobility rate (%): 15.3%

Here:	15.3%
State average from 3424 schools:	16.7%

Dropout rate (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 394 schools:	4.0%

Grades in Murphysboro High School

Races in Murphysboro High School

2004 Student Enrollment: 768

9th Grade Enrollment : 194
10th Grade Enrollment : 191
11th Grade Enrollment : 203
12th Grade Enrollment : 180

White Enrollment (%): 86.2%

Here:	86.2%
State average from 3377 schools:	66.6%

Black Enrollment (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 3377 schools:	18.7%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 3377 schools:	11.9%

Asian Enrollment (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 3377 schools:	2.7%

Native American Enrollment (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 3377 schools:	0.16%

Limited English Proficient Enrollment (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1554 schools:	10.5%

Low Income Enrollment (%): 32.9%

Here:	32.9%
State average from 3312 schools:	38.2%

Chronic Truants : 28

Chronic Truants rate (%): 3.8%

Here:	3.8%
State average from 1792 schools:	2.9%

Mobility rate (%): 18.2%

Here:	18.2%
State average from 3363 schools:	16.9%

Dropout rate (%): 3.3%

Here:	3.3%
State average from 382 schools:	4.1%

Grades in Murphysboro High School

Races in Murphysboro High School

2003 Student Enrollment: 780

White Enrollment (%): 85.0%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 3315 schools:	67.9%

Black Enrollment (%): 13.1%

This school:	13.1%
State average from 3315 schools:	18.2%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 3315 schools:	11.2%

Asian Enrollment (%): 0.3%

This school:	0.3%
State average from 3315 schools:	2.6%

Limited English Proficient Enrollment (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 3303 schools:	4.3%

Low Income Enrollment (%): 36.5%

This school:	36.5%
State average from 3303 schools:	35.8%

Chronic Truants : 32

Chronic Truants rate (%): 4.4%

Here:	4.4%
State average from 3303 schools:	1.5%

Mobility rate (%): 18.9%

This school:	18.9%
State average from 3303 schools:	16.7%

Dropout rate (%): 4.5%

This school:	4.5%
State average from 385 schools:	4.0%

Races in Murphysboro High School

2007 Average class sizes:

High School - Average Class Size: 23.1

Here:	23.1
State average from 659 schools:	17.2

2006 Average class sizes:

High School - Average Class Size: 25.0

This school:	25.0
State average from 677 schools:	18.1

2005 Average class sizes:

High School - Average Class Size: 19.3

Murphysboro High School:	19.3
State average from 660 schools:	18.1

2004 Average class sizes:

High School - Average Class Size: 19.9

Here:	19.9
State average from 642 schools:	18.4

2003 Average class sizes:

High School - Average Class Size: 19.9

This school:	19.9
State average from 628 schools:	16.8

Attendance Rate in Murphysboro High School

2007 Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate: 91.1%

This school:	91.1%
State average from 3464 schools:	94.5%

2006 Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate: 90.5%

Here:	90.5%
State average from 3482 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate: 89.8%

This school:	89.8%
State average from 3427 schools:	94.6%

2004 Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate: 89.3%

Murphysboro High School:	89.3%
State average from 3367 schools:	94.9%

2003 Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate: 90.4%

This school:	90.4%
State average from 3303 schools:	94.7%

Graduation Rate in Murphysboro High School

2007 Graduation Statistics:

Graduation Rate: 95.8%

Here:	95.8%
State average from 410 schools:	89.9%

Male Graduation Rate: 91.1%

This school:	91.1%
State average from 409 schools:	88.0%

Female Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 410 schools:	91.8%

Black Graduation Rate: 90.0%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 159 schools:	84.6%

Hispanic Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 167 schools:	89.1%

Native American Graduation Rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 26 schools:	100.0%

Multiracial Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 90 schools:	92.3%

Limited English Proficient Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Murphysboro High School:	100.0%
State average from 48 schools:	85.6%

Individualized Education Plan Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 394 schools:	84.3%

Low Income Graduation Rate: 90.0%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 399 schools:	84.3%

2006 Graduation Statistics:

Graduation Rate: 86.1%

This school:	86.1%
State average from 404 schools:	90.8%

Male Graduation Rate: 83.5%

This school:	83.5%
State average from 403 schools:	89.1%

Female Graduation Rate: 88.8%

Here:	88.8%
State average from 404 schools:	92.5%

Black Graduation Rate: 63.2%

Here:	63.2%
State average from 166 schools:	88.8%

Hispanic Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 177 schools:	90.3%

Individualized Education Plan Graduation Rate: 90.5%

Murphysboro High School:	90.5%
State average from 389 schools:	86.4%

Low Income Graduation Rate: 60.3%

Murphysboro High School:	60.3%
State average from 384 schools:	87.1%

2005 Graduation Statistics:

Graduation Rate: 87.0%

This school:	87.0%
State average from 395 schools:	90.7%

Male Graduation Rate: 85.7%

This school:	85.7%
State average from 394 schools:	89.5%

Female Graduation Rate: 88.1%

This school:	88.1%
State average from 395 schools:	92.0%

Black Graduation Rate: 79.3%

This school:	79.3%
State average from 143 schools:	90.3%

Hispanic Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 164 schools:	92.7%

Multiracial Graduation Rate: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 33 schools:	99.0%

Individualized Education Plan Graduation Rate: 90.5%

This school:	90.5%
State average from 376 schools:	84.9%

Low Income Graduation Rate: 88.2%

Here:	88.2%
State average from 378 schools:	84.0%

2004 Graduation Statistics:

Graduation Rate: 98.2%

Here:	98.2%
State average from 383 schools:	90.8%

Male Graduation Rate: 98.8%

Here:	98.8%
State average from 382 schools:	89.4%

Female Graduation Rate: 97.7%

Here:	97.7%
State average from 383 schools:	92.4%

Black Graduation Rate: 84.2%

Here:	84.2%
State average from 139 schools:	89.2%

Hispanic Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 159 schools:	92.3%

Asian Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Murphysboro High School:	100.0%
State average from 109 schools:	98.1%

Native American Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 30 schools:	98.3%

Individualized Education Plan Graduation Rate: 96.3%

Here:	96.3%
State average from 354 schools:	82.9%

Low Income Graduation Rate: 97.8%

Here:	97.8%
State average from 363 schools:	83.4%

2003 Graduation Statistics:

Graduation Rate: 93.4%

This school:	93.4%
State average from 378 schools:	90.4%

Male Graduation Rate: 93.1%

This school:	93.1%
State average from 378 schools:	88.7%

Female Graduation Rate: 93.7%

Here:	93.7%
State average from 377 schools:	92.1%

Black Graduation Rate: 84.2%

Here:	84.2%
State average from 129 schools:	84.2%

Hispanic Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 155 schools:	86.3%

Individualized Education Plan Graduation Rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 339 schools:	81.2%

Low Income Graduation Rate: 77.0%

This school:	77.0%
State average from 353 schools:	77.7%

ACT Results in Murphysboro High School

2007 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics:

Composite Score: 19.4

Murphysboro High School:	19.4
State average from 636 schools:	19.6

Math Score: 19.5

Here:	19.5
State average from 636 schools:	19.5

English Score: 19.0

This school:	19.0
State average from 636 schools:	19.3

Read Score: 19.5

This school:	19.5
State average from 636 schools:	19.6

Science Score: 18.9

Here:	18.9
State average from 636 schools:	19.6

2006 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics:

Composite Score: 19.0

Here:	19.0
State average from 627 schools:	19.8

Math Score: 19.4

Here:	19.4
State average from 627 schools:	19.5

English Score: 18.5

Here:	18.5
State average from 627 schools:	19.4

Read Score: 19.2

Murphysboro High School:	19.2
State average from 627 schools:	19.8

Science Score: 18.3

Here:	18.3
State average from 627 schools:	19.8

2005 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics:

Students tested : 159

Composite Score: 19.4

Here:	19.4
State average from 619 schools:	19.5

Math Score: 19.6

This school:	19.6
State average from 619 schools:	19.4

English Score: 18.8

Here:	18.8
State average from 619 schools:	18.9

Read Score: 19.7

Here:	19.7
State average from 619 schools:	19.5

Science Score: 18.9

Here:	18.9
State average from 619 schools:	19.7

2004 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics:

Students tested : 146

Composite Score: 19.8

Here:	19.8
State average from 612 schools:	19.5

Math Score: 20.6

Here:	20.6
State average from 612 schools:	19.3

English Score: 18.5

Here:	18.5
State average from 612 schools:	18.8

Read Score: 19.9

Murphysboro High School:	19.9
State average from 612 schools:	19.7

Science Score: 19.9

Here:	19.9
State average from 612 schools:	19.6

2003 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics:

Students tested : 142

Composite Score: 19.0

Here:	19.0
State average from 603 schools:	19.5

Math Score: 19.5

Here:	19.5
State average from 603 schools:	19.4

English Score: 17.9

Here:	17.9
State average from 603 schools:	18.8

Read Score: 18.7

This school:	18.7
State average from 603 schools:	19.6

Science Score: 19.2

Murphysboro High School:	19.2
State average from 603 schools:	19.5