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.