Virginia Community Unit School District 64 is a unified school district located in the city of Virginia, the county seat of western Illinois' Cass County. It is composed of three schools and a prekindergarten center. Of those three schools, the elementary school is called Virginia Elementary School, and it serves grades kindergarten through fifth; Virginia Junior High School educates students in the grades six through eight. Lastly, Virginia Senior High School serves those in grades nine through twelve. Brent O'Daniell is the superintendent of this district, and has been an educator or administrator for sixteen years. Jason Vicich is the principal of all schools in the district. The mascot of the district's high school is the redbird.
Virginia Community Unit School District 64 sports a chapter of the National Honor Society and a Scholastic Bowl team, as well as numerous athletic sports, like volleyball, basketball, and softball.
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