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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

Phoenix Middle SchoolWorthingtonOH1,481.2434th69th
ST MICHAEL SCHOOLWORTHINGTONOH1,403.5334th71st
Colonial Hills Elementary SchoolWorthingtonOH1,403.5334th71st
Melrose Elementary SchoolWoosterOH11,521.317th18th
The College of WoosterWoosterOH9,492.139th22nd
Edgewood Middle SchoolWoosterOH8,955.269th24th
ST MARY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOLWOOSTEROH8,835.119th25th
WOOSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLWOOSTEROH8,217.7410th27th
Wooster High SchoolWoosterOH8,208.3610th27th
Kean Elementary SchoolWoosterOH8,208.3610th27th
Wooster Littlest Generals PreschoolWoosterOH7,625.7011th29th
Cornerstone Elementary SchoolWoosterOH7,625.7011th29th
Wooster Twp Elementary SchoolWoosterOH7,545.4311th29th
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWoosterOH7,545.4311th29th
Parkview Elementary SchoolWoosterOH6,888.2512th32nd
Franklin Twp Elementary SchoolWoosterOH6,807.0312th32nd
SUNNY MEADOWWOOSTEROH6,330.7813rd35th
MORELAND SCHOOLWOOSTEROH5,430.5314th40th
Triway High SchoolWoosterOH4,942.7516th43rd
Triway Junior High SchoolWoosterOH4,942.7516th43rd