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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

SchoolCity down arrow . StateToxic Hazardpercentile in USpercentile in state
ALLEN H SALLENTX875.9344th38th
DAVID AND LYNDA OLSON ELALLENTX887.7744th38th
WALTER & LOIS CURTIS MIDDLEALLENTX898.6044th38th
LOWERY FRESHMAN CENTERALLENTX899.7744th38th
CARRIE L LOVEJOY ELALLENTX906.8944th38th
LOVEJOY DAEPALLENTX906.8944th38th
GENE M REED ELALLENTX927.3643rd37th
D L ROUNTREE ELALLENTX947.4443rd37th
GEORGE J ANDERSON ELALLENTX974.0343rd36th
W E PETE FORD MIDDLEALLENTX998.2842nd36th
PAT DILLARD SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT CENTERALLENTX1,027.9142nd35th
ALTON BOYD ELALLENTX1,027.9142nd35th
COLLIN CO J J A E PALLENTX1,051.3841st35th
MAX O VAUGHAN ELALLENTX1,062.2341st35th
ALVIS C STORY ELALLENTX1,064.7841st35th
CARLENA CHANDLER ELALLENTX1,161.8140th34th
Sul Ross State UniversityAlpineTX0.0098th98th
ALPINE MONTESSORI SCHOOLALPINETX0.0098th98th
ALPINE ELALPINETX0.0098th98th
ALPINE H SALPINETX0.0098th98th