There were quite a few private schools that were opened during the colonial period. Some schools were Sunday schools, some were academies, but there was certainly <u>a larger number of private schools than public ones among Anglo-Americans who lived in the colonies. </u>
This remained all until the Texas revolution. After then, and especially during the 1850s, <u>private schools were converted more to common schools, and a school fund was established. </u>
