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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
(click here to expand list to all chemicals by number of schools affected in state)

Individual schools

Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancasterOH163.7368th99th
Valley High SchoolLucasvilleOH162.0568th99th
PIKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYWAVERLYOH161.9268th99th
Valley Elementary SchoolLucasvilleOH161.7768th99th
General Sherman Junior High SchoolLancasterOH160.6869th99th
Gorsuch West Elementary SchoolLancasterOH159.2969th99th
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary SchoolAmandaOH159.1969th99th
Waverly Intermediate SchoolWaverlyOH158.1469th99th
Eastern Primary Elementary SchoolBeaverOH157.7569th99th
Eastern Intermediate Elementary SchoolBeaverOH157.7569th99th
Eastern Middle SchoolBeaverOH157.7569th99th
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle SchoolAmandaOH157.5369th99th
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary SchoolAmandaOH157.5369th99th
Amanda-Clearcreek High SchoolAmandaOH157.5369th99th
Lancaster High SchoolLancasterOH157.4969th99th
Ridgemont Elementary SchoolMount VictoryOH157.2169th99th
Ridgemont High SchoolMount VictoryOH157.2169th99th
CHRIST'S CHURCH CHRISTIAN ACADEMYLANCASTEROH156.6569th99th
Waverly High SchoolWaverlyOH155.2569th99th
Waverly Primary SchoolWaverlyOH154.0669th99th