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==Education== [[Image:Parish 1st Grade Class 1954.jpg|thumb|left|First grade class standing in front of Booneville Elementary School, former Booneville Co-Educational Institute, 1954]] From its early days, Booneville has supported education. In 1874, as a response to needs for higher learning in western Arkansas, the Fort Smith District of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]], authorized the establishment of the Fort Smith District High School in Booneville, 40 miles to the west. Local church members donated the land, building materials, and labor. The school, located on South College Street, was to be supported by student tuition fees. Students came from towns all over western Arkansas to board with Booneville families and attend a school that offered an advanced curriculum, including Latin, German, advanced mathematics, literature, and music. The school functioned until the early 1900s. After the school closed, a group of residents and business leaders formed the Booneville Education Association and acquired {{convert|9|acre|m2}} of land in the northwest part of town. The new school was called the Booneville Co-Educational Institute and also offered a more advanced curriculum than the public school around. Graduates were admitted as [[Sophomore year|sophomores]] at the [[University of Arkansas at Fayetteville]]. In 1920, state funds were made available for the support of public high schools and the school's property was transferred to the [[Booneville School District (Arkansas)|Booneville School District]]. The building continued to be used as the city's [[Booneville High School (Arkansas)|high school]] until a new building was built in 1929. The old Co-Educational Institute building was used as the Booneville elementary school for several decades after that.<ref>Booneville Democrat, Special Edition, June 30, 1999, Pg. 13</ref>
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