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Air Toxics at School 2018

Basic state info

State: OH
Number of schools: 5,011
Number of public schools: 3,670
Number of private schools: 1,021
Number of higher ed schools: 320
Average toxic hazard at schools: 11,531

This state's average toxic air hazard at schools is 2.49 times the national average at schools.

Top 5 facilities by number of schools affected in state

(Table ranks facilities by the number of schools in the state where the facility's pollution creates a Toxic Hazard of at least 0.01)

Facility
Parent Company
# Schools
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLCAmerican Securities1,135
AURORA PLASTICS INCAURORA PLASTICS LLC.1,068
CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORP - STREETSBORO PLANTCLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORP1,058
KYOCERA SGS PRECISION TOOLS INCKyocera1,058
MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALSMorgan Advanced Materials1,050
(click here to expand list to all facilities by number of schools affected in state)

Top 5 chemicals by number of schools affected in state

(Table ranks chemicals by the number of schools in the state where the chemical creates a Toxic Hazard of at least 0.01)

Chemical
# Schools
Manganese compounds4,945
Manganese4,893
Chromium4,872
Chromium compounds4,859
Nickel4,836
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Individual schools

Dover Middle SchoolDoverOH177,335.741st1st
Franklin Elementary SchoolElyriaOH168,866.651st1st
Alfred BeneschClevelandOH161,024.951st1st
New Technology HS@East TechClevelandOH161,024.951st1st
East Technical High SchoolClevelandOH161,024.951st1st
George Washington CarverClevelandOH161,024.951st1st
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary SchoolCardingtonOH146,864.601st2nd
Jane Addams Business Careers High SchoolClevelandOH138,873.371st2nd
Stepstone AcademyClevelandOH138,873.371st2nd
Marion-Sterling Elementary SchoolClevelandOH138,873.371st2nd
PLEASANT HILL C/O DAVID YODERFREDERICKSBURGOH137,169.231st2nd
TRAIL VIEW SCHOOLSDUNDEEOH133,493.571st2nd
Dover Avenue Elementary SchoolDoverOH125,814.791st2nd
Martin Luther King Jr. CampusClevelandOH123,907.891st2nd
Oakwood Elementary SchoolElyriaOH123,266.741st2nd
Lorain County Community CollegeElyriaOH122,914.681st2nd
Sharpsburg PrimaryNorwoodOH115,094.381st2nd
Ohio Media School-CincinnatiNorwoodOH115,094.381st2nd
Wickliffe Middle SchoolWickliffeOH111,907.621st2nd
Eastern Heights Middle SchoolElyriaOH109,295.851st2nd