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Air Toxics at School 2019

Basic state info

StateTX
Number of schools11,225
Number of public schools9,584
Number of private schools1,188
Number of higher ed schools453
Average toxic hazard at schools10,200

This state's average toxic air hazard at schools is 2.26 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)

FacilityParent Company# Schools
EXXON MOBIL CORP IRVING TERMINALExxon Mobil2,249
OWENS CORNING ROOFING & ASPHALT LLC IRVINGOwens Corning2,246
US PLATING LPUS PLATING LP2,218
REDI-MIX - NORTH DALLASU.S. Concrete Inc.2,218
ALLIED AVIATION FUELING CO OF TEXASALLIED AVIATION HOLDING CO2,209

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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
Nickel8,719
Lead compounds8,534
Chromium8,364
Naphthalene8,073
Lead8,044

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Individual schools

SchoolCityStateToxic Hazardpercentile in US down arrow . percentile in state
AGUIRRE J HHOUSTONTX127,105.541st2nd
PARKWOOD ELPASADENATX124,974.851st2nd
HILLCREST ELNEDERLANDTX123,678.801st2nd
DEQUEEN ELPORT ARTHURTX120,992.021st2nd
ST CLARE OF ASSISI CATHOLIC SCHOOLHOUSTONTX120,879.821st2nd
DAN CHADWICK CAMPUSLONGVIEWTX119,527.171st2nd
TRAUTMANN MIDDLELAREDOTX119,386.101st2nd
MCMASTERS ELPASADENATX119,192.591st2nd
KIRK ELHOUSTONTX117,515.261st2nd
NORTH SHORE ELHOUSTONTX117,372.971st2nd
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation IncPasadenaTX117,284.421st2nd
NED E WILLIAMS ELLONGVIEWTX116,217.141st2nd
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOLBAYTOWNTX115,227.851st2nd
SAN JACINTO ELBAYTOWNTX115,227.851st2nd
WASHINGTON ELPORT ARTHURTX115,171.051st2nd
DR MALAKOFF ELLAREDOTX113,786.711st2nd
TRAVIS ELBAYTOWNTX113,751.841st2nd
BAYTOWN J HBAYTOWNTX113,751.841st2nd
VISTA ACADEMY OF PASADENAPASADENATX112,903.081st2nd
STAR MONTESSORI SCHOOLPASADENATX112,903.081st2nd