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Virginia

A silhouette of the state of Virginia with an image the Blue Ridge Parkway inside of the silhouette

Basic Statistics

Virginia has a population of 8,631,393, of which 78.1% of the population is aged 18+ (U.S. Census, 2021)

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25 of Virginia's 95 counties and 8 of Virginia's 38 independent cities lie within the Appalachian Region

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Resources

Virginia Adult Education Resources

Regional Adult & Career Education of Lee, Scott, Wise, and Norton Public Schools

John I. Burton High School
109 11th St. SW
Norton, VA 24273

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Norton City

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

  • Learning Management System (LMS)

  • Synchronous Online Courses

  • Asynchronous Online Courses

Contact Info:

Rebecca Scott

Email
(276) 386-2433
Regional Adult & Career Education of Lee, Scott, Wise, and Norton Public Schools

Pioneer Center For Business
225 Boone Trail Rd.
Suite 405
Duffield, VA 24244

Twin Springs High School
Room S104
273 Titan Ln.
Nickelsville, VA 24271

Regional Adult Education Center
1490 Bristol Hwy.
Gate City, VA 24251

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Scott

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

  • Learning Management System (LMS)

  • Synchronous Online Courses

  • Asynchronous Online Courses

Contact Info:

Rebecca Scott

Email
(276) 386-2433
Regional Adult & Career Education of Lee, Scott, Wise, and Norton Public Schools

Jonesville Middle School
Room 134
160 Middle School Dr.
Jonesville, VA 24263

MECC Lee County Center
282 Westgate Mall Cir.
Pennington Gap, VA 24277

Thomas Walker High School
Room 113
126 Blue Gray Rd.
Ewing, VA 24248

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Lee

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

  • Learning Management System (LMS)

  • Synchronous Online Courses

  • Asynchronous Online Courses

Contact Info:

Rebecca Scott

Email
(276) 386-2433
Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Region 5 Adult Education

108 N. Jefferson St.
Roanoke, Virginia, 24016

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Alleghany

  • Botetourt

  • Covington City

  • Craig

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Adult Numeracy

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Synchronous Online Courses

  • Asynchronous Online Courses

Contact Info:

Lea DeCosta

Email
(540) 767-6215
Shenandoah Initiative for Adult Education - Rockbridge Regional Adult Education

937 Fir St.
Waynesboro, VA, 22980

Charge for Services:

Yes

Counties Served:

  • Bath

  • Buena Vista City

  • Highland

  • Lexington City

  • Rockbridge

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

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

Contact Info:

Vici Garber

Email
(540) 271-1873
Southwest Regional Adult Education

308 Career Tech Dr.
Lebanon, VA 24266

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Buchanan

  • Dickenson

  • Russell

  • Tazewell

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy Education

  • Adult Numeracy Education

  • Family Literacy Education

  • GED/High School Equivalency Prep

  • GED/High School Equivalency Testing

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

  • Asynchronous Online Courses

Contact Info:

Beverly Proffitt

Email
(276) 889-5424
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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