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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Virco Mfg. Corporation of our report dated March 19, 2001, included in the
2000 Annual Report to Stockholders of Virco Mfg. Corporation.

Our audits also include the financial statement schedule of Virco Mfg.
Corporation listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-65096, Form S-8 No. 333-32539 and Form S-8 No. 333-51717)
pertaining to the Virco Mfg. Corporation 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, the Virco
Mfg. Corporation 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Virco Mfg. Corporation
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, respectively, of our report dated March 19, 2001,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by
reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to
the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of
Virco Mfg. Corporation for the year ended January 31, 2001.


                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Long Beach, California
April 26, 2001