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Christina School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: May 12, 2026
Students: 13,076 (2023-2024)
Schools: 29 (2023-2024)
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Christina School District is a school district in Delaware (New Castle County). During the 2024 school year, 13,076 students attended one of the district's 29 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

General election

The general election will occur on May 12, 2026.

Special general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

Celita Cherry and Charlene Sams are running in the special general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A on May 12, 2026.

Candidate
Celita Cherry (Nonpartisan)
Charlene Sams (Nonpartisan)

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District B

General election

The general election will occur on May 12, 2026.

General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District B

Monica Moriak is running in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District B on May 12, 2026.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District F

General election

The general election will occur on May 12, 2026.

General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District F

Stephanie Ingram is running in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District F on May 12, 2026.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District G

General election

The general election will occur on May 12, 2026.

General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District G

Lauren Sawin is running in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District G on May 12, 2026.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

General election

General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

Janiene Campbell and Shannon Troncoso ran in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A on May 13, 2025.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

General election

General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

Matt Clifford and Amy Trauth ran in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A on May 14, 2024.

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Amy Trauth (Nonpartisan)

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District C

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District C

Christine A. Gilbert and Douglas Danger Manley ran in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District C on May 9, 2023.


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Christina School District school board, Nominating District E

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District E

Y.F. Lou and Yong Peng ran in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District E on May 9, 2023.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District B

General election

General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District B

Incumbent Angela Mitchell won election in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District B on May 9, 2017.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District G

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District G

Incumbent Meredith Griffin Jr. won election in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District G on May 9, 2017.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District B

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District B

Incumbent Margaret Mason won election in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District B on May 10, 2016.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District F

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District F

Incumbent Elizabeth Paige won election in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District F on May 10, 2016.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A

Incumbent George Evans won election in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District A on May 12, 2015.

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Christina School District school board, Nominating District D

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General election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District D

Incumbent John M. Young won election in the general election for Christina School District school board, Nominating District D on May 13, 2014.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Delaware are held on the second Tuesday in May every year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1072

Recent or upcoming election dates for all regular public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all regular public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: March 6, 2026
  • General election date: May 12, 2026

Election system

School board members in Delaware are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries. In the case of a tie vote, another election must be held on the third Saturday in June following the May general election.

Members of the board of education for vocational-technical school districts in Delaware are appointed by the governor not elected.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1072
and Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1051

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Delaware are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Delaware Statute states, "For the election of school board members, the names of all filed candidates shall be listed alphabetically without political party designation."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1076

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1083

Term length and staggering

School board members in Delaware are elected to four-year terms. A 2021 bill changed the length of school board terms from five years to four years starting with 2022 elections and going forward. The 2021 bill changing school board term lengths from five years to four years was designed to allow the completion of five-year terms that had already begun.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Sections 1066, 1068, and 1069


Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

By default, the board members of school districts in Delaware are elected at large by all voters in the district. However, state law provides specifically for five districts to elect school board members by sub-district and two districts to elect school board members through a combination of at-large and by-subdistrict seats.

The board members of Cape Henlopen School District and Milford School School District are elected through a combination of four seats by sub-district and three seats at large.

The board members of Brandywine School District, Christina School District, Colonial School District, and Red Clay School District are elected one each from seven different sub-districts. The board members of Indian River School District are elected two each from five different sub-districts.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Sections 1066, 1068, and 1069
and Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1069
and Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Sections 1066 and 1068

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file notices of candidacy by 4:30 pm on the first Friday in March before the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Section 1075


Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of July following their election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Delaware Statutes Title 14, Chapter 10, Sections 1052, 1066, 1068, and 1069

 


About the district

School board

To find information about Christina School District school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Celita CherryNominating District A
Stephanie IngramNominating District F
Amy TrauthNominating District D20242028
Y.F. LouNominating District E20232027
Douglas ManleyNominating District C20232027
Monica MoriakNominating District B2026
Donald PattonNominating District G2026

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Overlapping state house districts

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $45,726,000 $3,413 10%
Local: $179,915,000 $13,429 41%
State: $209,903,000 $15,668 48%
Total: $435,544,000 $32,511
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $405,489,000 $30,267
Total Current Expenditures: $357,157,000 $26,659
Instructional Expenditures: $198,398,000 $14,809 49%
Student and Staff Support: $48,157,000 $3,594 12%
Administration: $31,822,000 $2,375 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $78,780,000 $5,880 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,288,000 $693
Construction: $3,447,000 $257
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $508,000 $37
Interest on Debt: $741,000 $55

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 24 55 14 19 <50 25 38
2020-2021 22 50-54 12 13 <50 25-29 35
2018-2019 34 67 22 28 <50 45 49
2017-2018 32 61 20 26 <50 40 49
2016-2017 32 65 21 26 >=50 42 47
2015-2016 30 59 20 25 40-59 35-39 44
2014-2015 30 57 18 24 40-59 40-44 42
2013-2014 61 82 50 60 60-79 65-69 74
2012-2013 60 83 49 56 60-79 65-69 74
2011-2012 63 81 51 61 60-79 65-69 76
2010-2011 51 75 38 45 40-59 50-54 66

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 35 59 25 27 <50 41 51
2020-2021 33 55-59 23 24 <50 35-39 48
2018-2019 38 69 27 31 <50 48 53
2017-2018 39 67 28 33 <50 51 54
2016-2017 40 69 29 32 >=50 50 54
2015-2016 39 63 29 31 40-59 45-49 53
2014-2015 36 60 27 28 40-59 45-49 49
2013-2014 64 77 56 58 60-79 65-69 75
2012-2013 63 83 54 56 60-79 65-69 75
2011-2012 64 78 55 59 60-79 65-69 76
2010-2011 50 64 40 45 40-59 50-54 64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 67 >=90 63 60-64 PS 60-79 75-79
2020-2021 59 80-89 53 55-59 PS 40-59 65-69
2019-2020 76 70-79 70-74 80-84 PS 60-79 75-79
2018-2019 76 70-79 70-74 80-84 PS 60-79 75-79
2017-2018 70 80-89 69 65-69 PS 60-79 70-74
2016-2017 70 80-89 69 65-69 PS 60-79 70-74
2015-2016 69 80-89 67 65-69 PS >=50 73
2014-2015 71 80-89 70 65-69 PS >=50 74
2013-2014 75 80-89 72 70-74 PS >=50 79
2012-2013 67 80-89 65 65-69 >=50 >=50 68
2011-2012 68 80-84 64 65-69 PS >=50 73
2010-2011 63 80-89 59 55-59 PS >=50 70

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 13,076 -0.1
2022-2023 13,092 -2.3
2021-2022 13,397 3.2
2020-2021 12,963 -3.1
2019-2020 13,370 -3.5
2018-2019 13,843 -1.9
2017-2018 14,106 -5.3
2016-2017 14,848 -4.6
2015-2016 15,538 -4.5
2014-2015 16,244 -0.5
2013-2014 16,326 -0.4
2012-2013 16,384 0.5
2011-2012 16,303 -5.4
2010-2011 17,190 1.2
2009-2010 16,980 -1.3
2008-2009 17,200 3.2
2007-2008 16,648 -11.1
2006-2007 18,495 -4.0
2005-2006 19,232 -1.0
2004-2005 19,416 0.0
2003-2004 19,407 -1.0
2002-2003 19,605 -0.8
2001-2002 19,755 -0.6
2000-2001 19,882 -2.8
1999-2000 20,445 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Christina School District (%) Delaware K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.3 4.4
Black 42.1 30.7
Hispanic 22.5 19.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 5.4 5.4
White 24.3 39.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Christina School District had 1,080.63 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 15.00
Kindergarten: 70.00
Elementary: 568.00
Secondary: 427.63
Total: 1,080.63

Christina School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 58.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 58.00
School Administrative Support: 46.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 456.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 103.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 48.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 30.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 18.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 198.80
Other Support Services: 191.77

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Christina School District operates 29 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School322KG-5
Brennen School (The)458PK-12
Brookside Elementary School272KG-5
Christiana High School1,3406-12
Christina Early Education Center313PK-PK
Delaware School For The Deaf124PK-12
Douglass School912-12
Downes (John R.) Elementary School357KG-5
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School477KG-5
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School7346-8
Glasgow High School9079-12
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School327KG-5
Keene (William B.) Elementary School461KG-5
Kirk (George V.) Middle School6786-8
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School328KG-5
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School251KG-5
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School535KG-5
Mcvey (Joseph M.) Elementary School339KG-5
Newark High School1,0558-12
Oberle (William) Elementary School548KG-5
Pulaski Early Education Center74PK-KG
Pyle (Sarah) Academy0
Shue-Medill Middle School8076-8
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School442KG-5
Stubbs Early Education Center135PK-KG
The Bancroft School5351-9
The Bayard School5451-8
West Park Place Elementary School346KG-5
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School275KG-5

School board meetings

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