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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan of Virco Mfg. Corporation of
our report dated March 12, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Virco Mfg. Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 1997 and the related financial
statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Los Angeles, California
July 31, 1997