were three black high schools including Gibson High, Titusville, Monroe High in Cocoa, and Stone High, Melbourne. These were all closed with integration in 1968. In 1966, Brevard was brought under federal jurisdiction for the purpose of desegregation. It was released from federal control in 1978 when this was achieved. About 1967, the school district was split into three administrative units, North, Middle and South, each with its own assistant superintendent. There were race riots in Rockledge and Melbourne high schools during the period of integration from 1969 to 1972. In 2002, the district elected its first black member to the school board. In 2007, the school board voted to borrow nearly 3/4 of a billion dollars for maintenance and future expansion. By a majority of one, the Board believed that it could do this without raising taxes because of the increasing tax base. In 2007, the Florida Department of Education announced that Brevard's graduation rate was the highest in the state at 92.1%. However, there is a major discrepancy between the way the state measures student graduation (tracks each student) and the way the federal government does (quantity entering, quantity graduating). So the figure by national standards is much lower. Using federal guidelines, the graduation rate for the class of 2005, was 69.3%, the highest in the state, but below the national average of 70.6%. The school district was first or second in the state for graduation rates from 2001 through 2009. The budget for 2007-8 was about $1.2 billion. This was the highest in its history. In 2005, there were 75,235 students. The count reached an all-time high of 76,062 in the 2006–07 school year. The count was 72,519 in 2009. In 2010, with the end of the shuttle program and the subsequent loss of jobs in the area, officials have been concerned that a quarter of the schools would fall below 70% enrollment capacity. In 2011, six public schools were ranked by the state in the top ten schools in the state, out of 2,800 There was one list each for primary and secondary schools. In 2013, the school board voted to close three schools, Clearlake Middle School, Gardendale Elementary Magnet School, and South Lake Elementary School prompting a large public outcry. The school board proposed the closings and limited public input by holding required public meetings during the 2012 holiday season. The board did not hold