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Education Data

Virginia Education Data by County

Alleghany County

Appalachian Learning Initiative Alleghany County, Virginia Population: 15,489 61.4% of Alleghany County adults read at or below an 8th Grade level 28.8% of Alleghany County residents live below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level 13.5% of Alleghany County adults have not graduated high school Follow us @APPLIOrg: 7.4% of Alleghany County residents are uninsured National Center for Education Statistics, 2020 www.appli.org
Percentage of Adults Reading
At or Below an 8th Grade Level

61.4%

Percentage of Adults Who Struggle
to Solve Math Problems
with More Than Three Steps

72.2%

Percentage of Adults Who Have
Not Graduated High School
or Achieved an Equivalent Certificate

13.6%

Appalachian Learning Initiative Alleghany County, Virginia Population: 15,489 72.2% of Alleghany County adults struggle to perform basic math 19.9% of Alleghany County residents spend at least 50% of their income on housing 19.3% of Alleghany County residents live in extreme poverty Follow us @APPLIOrg: 13.5% of Alleghany County residents rely on SNAP for nutrition assistance National Center for Education Statistics, 2020 www.appli.org

Bath County

Appalachian Learning Initiative Bath County, Virginia Population: 4,458 64.6% of Bath County adults read at or below an 8th Grade level 28.7% of Bath County residents live below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level 13.6% of Bath County residents are uninsured Follow us @APPLIOrg: 12.5% of Bath County adults have not graduated high school National Center for Education Statistics, 2020 www.appli.org
Percentage of Adults Reading
At or Below an 8th Grade Level

64.6%

Percentage of Adults Who Struggle
to Solve Math Problems
with More Than Three Steps

77.2%

Percentage of Adults Who Have
Not Graduated High School
or Achieved an Equivalent Certificate

7.7%

Appalachian Learning Initiative Bath County, Virginia Population: 4,458 77.2% of Bath County adults struggle to perform basic math 23.5% of Bath County residents spend at least 50% of their income on housing 11.7% of Bath County residents rely on SNAP for nutrition assistance Follow us @APPLIOrg: 9.3% of Bath County residents live in extreme poverty National Center for Education Statistics, 2020 www.appli.org

Bland County

Appalachian Learning Initiative Bland County, Virginia Population: 6,524 60.1% of Bland County adults read at or below an 8th Grade level 14.5% of Bland County residents live below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level 11.8% of Bland County adults have not graduated high school Follow us @APPLIOrg: 8.6% of Bland County residents are uninsured National Center for Education Statistics, 2020 www.appli.org
Percentage of Adults Reading
At or Below an 8th Grade Level

60.1%

Percentage of Adults Who Struggle
to Solve Math Problems
with More Than Three Steps

71.9%

Percentage of Adults Who Have
Not Graduated High School
or Achieved an Equivalent Certificate

7.3%

Appalachian Learning Initiative Bland County, Virginia Population: 6,524 71.9% of Bland County adults struggle to perform basic math 17.4% of Bland County residents spend at least 50% of their income on housing 10.8% of Bland County residents rely on SNAP for nutrition assistance Follow us @APPLIOrg: 8.3% of Bland County residents live in extreme poverty National Center for Education Statistics, 2020 www.appli.org
Resources

Virginia Adult Education Resources

Bristol Public Library

Bristol Public Library
Upper Floor
701 Goode St.
Bristol, VA 24201

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Bristol City

  • Washington

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Family Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

Contact Info:

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(276) 645-8780
Henry County Public Schools

15 Primary School Rd.
Collinsville, VA 24078

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Henry

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Family Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

Contact Info:

Robin Gravely

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(276) 647-8932
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Wise

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

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(423) 392-4643
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Scott

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

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(423) 392-4643
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Washington

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

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(423) 392-4643
Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley

195 W. Main St.
Christiansburg, VA 24073

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Floyd

  • Giles

  • Montgomery

  • Pulaski

  • Radford City

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Adult Numeracy

  • Family Literacy

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

  • Asynchronous Online Courses (Own-Pace, Over-Time)

Contact Info:

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(540) 382-7262
Literacy
Silhouette of the state of Virginia with two human-shaped figures. One figure is white; one figure is orange. Text reading, "Half of Virginia adults read below an 8th Grade level)

Literacy in Virginia

A vertical bar with a green segment reading 50.4%, a yellow segment reading 30.7%, and a red segment reading 18.8%

18.8% of Virginia adults read below a 3rd Grade level

30.7% of Virginia adults read between a 3rd and 8th Grade level

50.4% of Virginia adults are proficient in reading texts above an 8th Grade level

Numeracy
A silhouette of the state of Virginia with 5 human-shaped figures inside; three figures are white; two figures are black. Text reading, "3 in 5 Virginia adults struggle to perform basic math"

Numeracy in Virginia

28.4% of Virginia adults struggle to perform math problems that require more than 1 step

31.3% of Virginia adults struggle to perform math problems that require more than 3 steps

40.3% of Virginia adults are proficient in math taught above an 8th Grade level

A vertical bar with a green segment reading 40.3%, a yellow segment reading 31.3%, and a red segment reading 28.4%
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County Data
A heatmap of the state of Virginia
A temperature bar with the lower range being represented by the color green and the top range represented by the color red. The bottom range is 44.5%, the middle point is 63.5%, and the top range is 72.5%

Literacy by County

In Virginia's 25 Appalachian counties and 8 Appalachian independent cities, more than 3 out of every 5 adults read below an 8th Grade level

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Nearly 1 in 6 adults has not graduated from high school

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Nearly 1 in 3 residents earns below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level

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Numeracy by County

In Virginia's 25 Appalachian counties and 8 Appalachian independent cities, nearly 23 out of every 4 adults struggle to perform basic math

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Nearly 1 in 6 residents relies on SNAP for Nutrition Assistance
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10.6% of residents lack health insurance

A temperature bar with the lower range represented by the color green and the top range represented by the color red. The lower range is 54.6%, the middle range is 71.9%, and the top range is 81%
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Federal Officials

Federal Elected Officials in Virginia

Ben Cline

Ben Cline

Representative
Republican
District:
VA
06
Term:
2019-2027
Counties Served

  • Alleghany

  • Bath

  • Botetourt

  • Buena Vista City

  • Covington City

  • Highland

  • Lexington City

  • Rockbridge

Committee Assignments

  • House Appropriations Committee

  • House Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee

  • House Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee

  • House Budget Committee

  • House Judiciary Committee

  • House Judiciary Committee Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Subcommittee

  • House Judiciary Committee Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet Subcommittee

  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

2443 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5431

Fax: (540) 857-2675

Harrisonburg District Office

70 N Mason St

Suite 110

Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Phone: (540) 432-2391

Fax: (540) 857-2675

Roanoke District Office

10 Franklin Rd SE

Suite 510

Roanoke, VA 24011

Phone: (540) 857-2672

Fax: (540) 857-2675

Staunton District Office

117 S Lewis St

Suite 215

Staunton, VA 24401

Phone: (540) 885-3861

Fax: (540) 857-2675

Winchester District Office

100 N. Loudoun St

Suite 120

Winchester, VA 22601

Phone: (540) 546-0876

Fax: (540) 857-2675

Morgan Griffith

Morgan Griffith

Representative
Republican
District:
VA
09
Term:
2011-2027
Counties Served

  • Bland

  • Bristol City

  • Buchanan

  • Carroll

  • Craig

  • Dickenson

  • Floyd

  • Galax City

  • Giles

  • Grayson

  • Henry

  • Lee

  • Martinsville City

  • Montgomery

  • Norton City

  • Patrick

  • Pulaski

  • Radford City

  • Russell

  • Scott

  • Smyth

  • Tazewell

  • Washington

  • Wise

  • Wythe

Committee Assignments

  • House Administration Committee

  • House Administration Committee Oversight Subcommittee

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Environment Subcommittee (Chair)

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

  • House Rules Committee

  • Joint Committee on Printing

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

2110 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3861

Fax: (202) 225-0076

Abingdon Office

323 West Main Street

Abingdon, VA 24210

Phone: (276) 525-1405

Fax: (276) 525-1444

Christiansburg Office

17 West Main Street

Christiansburg, VA 24073

Phone: (540) 381-5671

Fax: (540) 381-5675

Mark Warner

Mark Warner

Senator
Democrat
District:
VA
Statewide
Term:
2009-2027
Counties Served

  • Statewide

Committee Assignments

  • Joint Committee on the Library

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Digital Assets Subcommittee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee (Ranking Member)

  • Senate Budget Committee

  • Senate Finance Committee

  • Senate Rules and Administration Committee

  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Vice-Chair)

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

703 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-2023

Abingdon

180 West Main Street

Abingdon, VA 24210

Phone: (276) 628-8158

Norfolk

101 W. Main Street

Suite 7771

Norfolk, VA 23510

Phone: (757) 441-3079

Richmond

919 East Main Street

Suite 630

Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: (804) 775-2314

Roanoke

120 Luck Avenue SW

Suite 108

Roanoke, VA 24011

Phone: (540) 857-2676

Vienna

8150 Leesburg Pike

Suite 700

Vienna, VA 22182

Phone: (703) 442-0670

Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Senator
Democrat
District:
VA
Statewide
Term:
2013-2031
Counties Served

  • Statewide

Committee Assignments

"Senate Armed Services Committee

  • Senate Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

  • Senate Armed Services Committee Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

  • Senate Armed Services Committee Seapower Subcommittee (Ranking Member)

  • Senate Budget Committee

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism Subcommittee

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development Subcommittee

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee (Ranking Member)

  • Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

231 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone: (202) 224-4024

Abingdon

121 Russell Road

Suite 2

Abingdon, VA 24210

Phone: (276) 525-4790

Fredericksburg

816 William Street

Suite B

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Phone: (540) 369-7667

Manassas

9408 Grant Avenue

Suite 202

Manassas, VA 20110

Phone: (703) 361-3192

Richmond

919 East Main Street

Suite 970

Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: (804) 771-2221

Roanoke

611 S. Jefferson Street

Suite 5B

Roanoke, VA 24011

Phone: (540) 682-5693

Virginia Beach

222 Central Park Avenue

Suite 120

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Phone: (757) 518-1674

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