The first formal education in Weston started in the 1860s when Mrs. Noah Lieuallen
taught local pupils in her home. In the winter of 1870, William Pruett started a subscription school, charging $6 per student for three months of tuition. The large brick public school on South Water Street was built 1892, at a cost of $14,000, for educating pupils in grades 1
though 12. In 1912, classes for high school-age students were moved to the State Normal School building at East Wallace and Broad Streets. In 1924, the Elementary-level students were also moved to the Normal School, with this building on Water Street being later demolished.