Virginia Home Education and Religious Exemption Statistics 2000-2001

The information contained on this page was compiled by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and is provided as a courtesy by VaHomeschoolers.

Home Education Statistics
Religious Exemption Statistics

Virginia Home Education Statistics 2000-2001

Div. No.	Division Name	Grades KG - 05	Grades 06 - 08	Grades 09-12	Other	Total
1	ACCOMACK	12	13	9	0	34
2	ALBEMARLE	131	70	49	0	250
4	AMELIA	20	5	9	0	34
5	AMHERST	35	13	23	0	71
6	APPOMATTOX	18	9	10	0	37
7	ARLINGTON	36	16	15	0	67
8	AUGUSTA	110	42	47	0	199
9	BATH	8	2	3	0	13
10	BEDFORD	192	61	52	0	305
11	BLAND	6	1	1	0	8
12	BOTETOURT	89	23	11	0	123
13	BRUNSWICK	10	17	8	0	35
14	BUCHANAN	7	0	3	0	10
15	BUCKINGHAM	20	7	10	0	37
16	CAMPBELL	69	45	24	0	138
17	CAROLINE	33	15	21	0	69
18	CARROLL	36	19	21	0	76
19	CHARLES CITY	11	4	2	0	17
20	CHARLOTTE	9	4	11	0	24
21	CHESTERFIELD	523	230	190	4	947
22	CLARKE	42	21	16	0	79
23	CRAIG	22	11	11	0	44
24	CULPEPER	74	31	29	0	134
25	CUMBERLAND	0	0	0	0	0
26	DICKENSON	2	2	3	0	7
27	DINWIDDIE	39	11	10	0	60
28	ESSEX	5	3	2	0	10
29	FAIRFAX	1137	171	224	0	1532
30	FAUQUIER	176	85	49	0	310
31	FLOYD	28	23	20	0	71
32	FLUVANNA	33	10	8	1	52
33	FRANKLIN	73	27	30	1	131
34	FREDERICK	96	36	17	0	149
35	GILES	6	5	3	0	14
36	GLOUCESTER	50	26	27	0	103
37	GOOCHLAND	39	19	29	0	87
38	GRAYSON	25	13	19	0	57
39	GREENE	28	13	21	0	62
40	GREENSVILLE	8	5	2	0	15
41	HALIFAX	25	21	17	0	63
42	HANOVER	164	70	74	0	308
43	HENRICO	198	81	65	0	344
44	HENRY	26	13	10	0	49
45	HIGHLAND	9	0	2	0	11
46	ISLE OF WIGHT	70	35	34	1	140
48	KING GEORGE	43	19	5	0	67
49	KING AND QUEEN	10	7	6	0	23
50	KING WILLIAM	25	9	10	0	44
51	LANCASTER	16	6	14	0	36
52	LEE	21	15	16	0	52
53	LOUDOUN	443	157	120	0	720
54	LOUISA	47	17	26	0	90
55	LUNENBURG	11	2	4	0	17
56	MADISON	24	6	7	0	37
57	MATHEWS	1	1	2	0	4
58	MECKLENBURG	14	5	3	6	28
59	MIDDLESEX	3	0	4	0	7
60	MONTGOMERY	112	44	24	0	180
62	NELSON	23	12	10	0	45
63	NEW KENT	25	15	12	0	52
65	NORTHAMPTON	3	4	4	0	11
66	NORTHUMBERLAND	16	16	7	0	39
67	NOTTOWAY	28	12	14	0	54
68	ORANGE	40	20	36	0	96
69	PAGE	18	10	9	0	37
70	PATRICK	30	8	10	0	48
71	PITTSYLVANIA	100	50	41	0	191
72	POWHATAN	0	0	0	0	0
73	PRINCE EDWARD	22	12	12	2	48
74	PRINCE GEORGE	22	10	9	1	42
75	PRINCE WILLIAM	487	222	135	0	844
77	PULASKI	12	12	12	0	36
78	RAPPAHANNOCK	18	7	4	0	29
79	RICHMOND	9	8	9	0	26
80	ROANOKE	111	38	57	5	211
81	ROCKBRIDGE	19	12	14	0	45
82	ROCKINGHAM	83	31	26	0	140
83	RUSSELL	19	6	7	0	32
84	SCOTT	11	0	2	0	13
85	SHENANDOAH	0	0	0	0	0
86	SMYTH	16	10	7	0	33
87	SOUTHAMPTON	24	6	7	0	37
88	SPOTSYLVANIA	90	51	72	0	213
89	STAFFORD	179	72	50	0	301
90	SURRY	21	4	3	0	28
91	SUSSEX	7	2	3	0	12
92	TAZEWELL	34	13	19	0	66
93	WARREN	71	38	29	0	138
94	WASHINGTON	31	21	28	0	80
95	WESTMORELAND	4	4	2	0	10
96	WISE	8	5	9	0	22
97	WYTHE	24	15	12	0	51
98	YORK	84	23	17	0	124
99	ALLEGHANY HGLNDS	16	13	9	0	38
101	ALEXANDRIA CITY	25	4	7	0	36
102	BRISTOL CITY	8	2	2	0	12
103	BUENA VISTA CITY	3	1	3	0	7
104	CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY	33	12	3	0	48
106	COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY	15	8	3	0	26
107	COVINGTON CITY	1	1	2	0	4
108	DANVILLE CITY	27	13	18	0	58
109	FALLS CHURCH CITY	16	2	1	0	19
110	FREDERICKSBURG CITY	15	6	15	0	36
111	GALAX CITY	7	0	0	0	7
112	HAMPTON CITY	145	84	38	0	267
113	HARRISONBURG CITY	33	8	3	0	44
114	HOPEWELL CITY	15	7	12	0	34
115	LYNCHBURG CITY	108	40	21	0	169
116	MARTINSVILLE CITY	8	4	9	0	21
117	NEWPORT NEWS CITY	116	46	41	0	203
118	NORFOLK CITY	186	65	67	0	318
119	NORTON CITY	2	0	0	0	2
120	PETERSBURG CITY	21	14	8	0	43
121	PORTSMOUTH CITY	72	36	30	0	138
122	RADFORD CITY	6	1	2	0	9
123	RICHMOND CITY	65	27	25	0	117
124	ROANOKE CITY	64	20	30	0	114
126	STAUNTON CITY	29	7	12	0	48
127	SUFFOLK CITY	86	37	27	0	150
128	VIRGINIA BEACH CITY	384	174	107	0	665
130	WAYNESBORO CITY	5	6	16	0	27
131	WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY	67	34	33	0	134
132	WINCHESTER CITY	15	9	5	1	30
135	FRANKLIN CITY	17	11	3	0	31
136	CHESAPEAKE CITY	252	141	96	1	490
139	SALEM CITY	11	7	11	0	29
142	POQUOSON CITY	12	7	8	0	27
143	MANASSAS CITY	58	29	22	0	109
144	MANASSAS PARK CITY	16	5	4	0	25
202	COLONIAL BEACH	0	0	0	0	0
207	WEST POINT	2	0	1	0	3

	State Total	8170	3266	2864	23	14323

Religious Exemptions Statistics 2000

Virginia provides a religious exemption (RE) to compulsory schooling. Below are the state's RE statistics for 2000.

Div. No.	Division Name	Grades KG - 05	Grades 06 - 08	Grades 09-12	Other	Total
1	ACCOMACK		0	0	0	0	0
2	ALBEMARLE		39	18	18	0	75
4	AMELIA		20	13	4	0	37
5	AMHERST		30	22	17	0	69
6	APPOMATTOX		10	5	1	16	32
7	ARLINGTON		5	0	0	0	5
8	AUGUSTA		15	6	9	0	30
9	BATH		1	0	2	0	3
10	BEDFORD		25	22	22	0	69
11	BLAND		3	8	5	0	16
12	BOTETOURT		9	5	3	0	17
13	BRUNSWICK		1	1	0	0	2
14	BUCHANAN		7	0	3	0	10
15	BUCKINGHAM		6	3	3	0	12
16	CAMPBELL		0	0	0	0	0
17	CAROLINE		4	2	1	0	7
18	CARROLL		11	8	4	3	26
19	CHARLES CITY		3	1	0	0	4
20	CHARLOTTE		17	12	22	0	51
21	CHESTERFIELD		265	121	81	0	467
22	CLARKE		20	5	6	0	31
23	CRAIG		16	8	12	0	36
24	CULPEPER		30	29	26	0	85
25	CUMBERLAND		0	0	0	0	0
26	DICKENSON		1	1	0	0	2
27	DINWIDDIE		6	7	16	0	29
28	ESSEX		2	1	2	0	5
29	FAIRFAX		158	124	116	0	398
30	FAUQUIER		37	25	35	0	97
31	FLOYD		31	12	9	22	74
32	FLUVANNA		8	0	1	0	9
33	FRANKLIN		32	18	26	12	88
34	FREDERICK		0	0	0	151	151
35	GILES		30	16	5	0	51
36	GLOUCESTER		54	56	55	0	165
37	GOOCHLAND		5	2	2	0	9
38	GRAYSON		0	0	0	16	16
39	GREENE		19	4	2	10	35
40	GREENSVILLE		0	0	0	0	0
41	HALIFAX		10	5	15	0	30
42	HANOVER		12	11	8	0	31
43	HENRICO		18	18	8	6	50
44	HENRY		46	22	29	0	97
45	HIGHLAND		6	5	7	0	18
46	ISLE OF WIGHT		9	8	7	0	24
48	KING GEORGE		10	10	10	0	30
49	KING AND QUEEN		1	0	0	0	1
50	KING WILLIAM		2	3	1	0	6
51	LANCASTER		2	0	0	0	2
52	LEE		0	2	2	0	4
53	LOUDOUN		0	0	0	40	40
54	LOUISA		0	0	0	18	18
55	LUNENBURG		4	3	2	0	9
56	MADISON		38	30	51	0	119
57	MATHEWS		0	0	0	0	0
58	MECKLENBURG		0	0	0	0	0
59	MIDDLESEX		9	2	4	0	15
60	MONTGOMERY		4	2	3	0	9
62	NELSON		13	5	9	0	27
63	NEW KENT		0	0	2	0	2
65	NORTHAMPTON		10	3	2	0	15
66	NORTHUMBERLAND		1	3	0	0	4
67	NOTTOWAY		3	1	0	0	4
68	ORANGE		14	8	6	0	28
69	PAGE		23	19	9	0	51
70	PATRICK		8	2	3	0	13
71	PITTSYLVANIA		19	5	10	0	34
72	POWHATAN		0	0	0	0	0
73	PRINCE EDWARD		0	0	0	0	0
74	PRINCE GEORGE		4	2	0	0	6
75	PRINCE WILLIAM		46	44	49	0	139
77	PULASKI		11	11	11	0	33
78	RAPPAHANNOCK		1	0	0	0	1
79	RICHMOND		1	1	2	0	4
80	ROANOKE		0	0	0	0	0
81	ROCKBRIDGE		2	2	3	0	7
82	ROCKINGHAM		12	10	4	0	26
83	RUSSELL		7	10	4	0	21
84	SCOTT		0	2	1	0	3
85	SHENANDOAH		0	0	0	0	0
86	SMYTH		0	0	0	0	0
87	SOUTHAMPTON		3	1	2	0	6
88	SPOTSYLVANIA		25	8	10	0	43
89	STAFFORD		0	0	0	160	160
90	SURRY		3	0	0	0	3
91	SUSSEX		0	0	0	0	0
92	TAZEWELL		0	0	0	42	42
93	WARREN		34	33	47	0	114
94	WASHINGTON		41	29	47	0	117
95	WESTMORELAND		5	1	1	0	7
96	WISE		21	15	17	0	53
97	WYTHE		27	13	11	0	51
98	YORK		19	11	5	3	38
99	ALLEGHANY HGLNDS		5	1	0	0	6
101	ALEXANDRIA CITY		0	1	0	0	1
102	BRISTOL CITY		6	1	2	0	9
103	BUENA VISTA CITY		0	0	0	0	0
104	CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY		3	2	1	0	6
106	COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY		2	1	0	0	3
107	COVINGTON CITY		0	0	0	0	0
108	DANVILLE CITY		1	0	0	0	1
109	FALLS CHURCH CITY		0	1	0	0	1
110	FREDERICKSBURG CITY		5	0	4	0	9
111	GALAX CITY		2	0	0	0	2
112	HAMPTON CITY		12	9	7	0	28
113	HARRISONBURG CITY		9	7	11	0	27
114	HOPEWELL CITY		3	4	3	0	10
115	LYNCHBURG CITY		0	0	0	0	0
116	MARTINSVILLE CITY		10	0	0	2	12
117	NEWPORT NEWS CITY		66	31	36	0	133
118	NORFOLK CITY		19	6	5	0	30
119	NORTON CITY		1	0	0	0	1
120	PETERSBURG CITY		6	4	5	0	15
121	PORTSMOUTH CITY		8	12	7	5	32
122	RADFORD CITY		0	0	0	0	0
123	RICHMOND CITY		24	5	8	16	53
124	ROANOKE CITY		3	1	0	0	4
126	STAUNTON CITY		9	6	6	0	21
127	SUFFOLK CITY		9	6	5	0	20
128	VIRGINIA BEACH CITY		24	8	6	0	38
130	WAYNESBORO CITY		11	4	3	0	18
131	WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY		19	21	33	0	73
132	WINCHESTER CITY		2	3	0	0	5
135	FRANKLIN CITY		0	0	0	0	0
136	CHESAPEAKE CITY		52	43	39	0	134
139	SALEM CITY		2	1	0	0	3
142	POQUOSON CITY		1	0	3	0	4
143	MANASSAS CITY		3	1	2	0	6
144	MANASSAS PARK CITY		1	0	0	0	1
202	COLONIAL BEACH		0	0	0	0	0
207	WEST POINT		2	0	0	0	2

	State Total		1764	1094	1096	522	4476

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