Educational resources are important in the development of education. In Nigeria, Western education was commenced by the Christian Missionaries (that is by private efforts). However, the quality of education was criticized by the elites and the nationalists to the extent that the government subsequently got elaborately involved in the provision of Western education. This research examines the educational resources in the development of private schools, particularly in private secondary school education in Ekiti State, Nigeria, from 1999 to 2016. Historical research method was employed because the study is historical in nature. It was found that: the quantity and quality of teachers in the private secondary schools were fairly adequate; the material resources and performance of students in external examinations were fairly adequate. It was concluded that the educational resources enhanced fairly good quality of education and educational development. It was recommended that the resources be sustained and improved upon.