Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Gorham’s public schools
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gorham. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 97% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Gorham’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Gorham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Murphysboro High School places highest (better than 37%); Murphysboro Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gorham, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Gorham
Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr
Grades K–2 · 400 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
1st grade in Gorham
Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr
Grades K–2 · 400 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
2nd grade in Gorham
Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr
Grades K–2 · 400 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
3rd grade in Gorham
Carruthers Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 426 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
4th grade in Gorham
Carruthers Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 426 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
5th grade in Gorham
Carruthers Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 426 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
6th grade in Gorham
Murphysboro Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 422 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
7th grade in Gorham
Murphysboro Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 422 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
8th grade in Gorham
Murphysboro Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 422 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
9th grade in Gorham
Murphysboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 565 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
10th grade in Gorham
Murphysboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 565 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Murphysboro
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Gorham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Gorham’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gorham | — | Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 |
| Fountain Bluff | — | Trico Community Unit School District 176 |
| Sand Ridge | — | Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 |
Every school in Gorham
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Gorham’s schools
Are Gorham’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Gorham. Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gorham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Gorham in?
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186.
Where do Gorham kids go to high school?
Murphysboro High School.
Parents talk
What Gorham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gorham → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.