Reapportionment of Northern New Castle County School District

Redistricting is the process of drawing new district boundaries for congressional, legislative and state school board districts based on each State’s resident population.

Every ten years, the State Election Commissioner redraws the school district boundaries of the Brandywine School District, the Christina School District, the Colonial School District, and the Red Clay Consolidated School District, based on the results of the most recent population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The boundaries are drawn so that the nominating districts shall encompass an area in which approximately 1/7 of the total population of each district is resident. Each representative district shall, insofar as is possible: (i) be formed of contiguous territory; (ii) be nearly equal in population; (iii) be bounded by major roads, streams or other natural boundaries; and (iv) not be created so as to unduly favor any person.

The nominating districts are drawn by the State Election Commissioner, subject to the approval of the State Board of Elections and the State Board of Education.

The process and requirements of reapportioning the nominating districts are established in Title 14, Chapter 10, § 1066A.

More information can be found in the FAQ below. If you cannot find the answer that you are looking for you can reach the State Board of Education office by sending an email to the State Board of Education or calling (302) 735-4010.

Reapportionment of school board member nominating districts is a state-mandated process by which the State Election Commissioner redraws school district boundaries of the Brandywine School District, the Christina School District, the Colonial School District, and the Red Clay Consolidated School District, based on the results of the most recent population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The criteria for this process is outlined in Title 14, Chapter 10, § 1066A. 

Under current Delaware law, the responsibility of redrawing the school board nominating districts every 10 years rests with the State Election Commissioner, subject to the approval of the State Board of Elections and the State Board of Education.

The State Election Commissioner last presented draft maps to the State Board of Education at its November 2021 meeting.

Proposed boundaries are presented to the State Board of Elections, and then to the State Board of Education every ten years. The latest maps were approved on December 16, 2021.