Complex sentence: At the end of the 19th century, there were only 350 public schools in the entire country; it later rose to approximately 730 by the eve of the American Occupation of Haiti in 1917.
Split into simpler sentences: At the end of the 19th century, there were 350 public schools in the country. It rose to approximately 730 by the eve of the American Occupation of Haiti in 1917.