Murphysboro CUSD 186
A public school district in Murphysboro, Illinois, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,877
- Students enrolled
- 143
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 280.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,403
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,877 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,791st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 212th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 73% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,403 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 55% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Murphysboro CUSD 186 spent $16,403 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,916 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,403 | $31.6 million | 1,929 |
| FY2022 | $15,283 | $29.3 million | 1,914 |
| FY2021 | $17,807 | $33.9 million | 1,902 |
| FY2020 | $14,772 | $28.8 million | 1,948 |
| FY2019 | $10,872 | $21.8 million | 2,005 |
| FY2018 | $10,226 | $20.8 million | 2,033 |
| FY2017 | $10,290 | $22.1 million | 2,144 |
| FY2016 | $10,530 | $22.3 million | 2,119 |
| FY2015 | $10,698 | $23.0 million | 2,153 |
| FY2014 | $11,084 | $23.7 million | 2,136 |
| FY2013 | $10,011 | $21.6 million | 2,153 |
| FY2012 | $9,868 | $21.0 million | 2,133 |
| FY2011 | $9,067 | $19.2 million | 2,122 |
| FY2010 | $8,976 | $19.3 million | 2,147 |
| FY2009 | $8,601 | $17.6 million | 2,048 |
| FY2008 | $8,641 | $16.9 million | 1,956 |
| FY2007 | $7,681 | $15.5 million | 2,016 |
| FY2006 | $7,620 | $15.6 million | 2,046 |
| FY2005 | $7,916 | $16.6 million | 2,095 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.4 million | 17.8% |
| State | $26.5 million | 56.3% |
| Local | $12.2 million | 25.9% |
| Total | $47.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carruthers Elementary School | 426 |
| Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr | 400 |
| McElvain School | 64 |
| Murphysboro High School | 565 |
| Murphysboro Middle School | 422 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1727610
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Illinois — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Illinois — A to Z, each with its page.
- Illinois on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved