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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
ABBOTT SCHOOLABBOTTTX65.9279th74th
ABERNATHY ELABERNATHYTX3.6392nd92nd
ABERNATHY H SABERNATHYTX3.6392nd92nd
ABERNATHY MIDDLEABERNATHYTX3.6392nd92nd
CRAIG MIDDLEABILENETX6.7891st90th
Abilene Christian UniversityAbileneTX7.1991st90th
TAYLOR ELABILENETX7.1991st90th
THOMAS ELABILENETX7.3391st90th
DAY NURSERY OF ABILENEABILENETX7.8291st90th
ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCEABILENETX7.8491st90th
WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCEABILENETX7.8491st90th
WYLIE EAST J HABILENETX8.1790th90th
ADULT LEARNING CTRABILENETX8.6990th89th
TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTERABILENETX8.9190th89th
TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTERABILENETX8.9190th89th
TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTERABILENETX8.9190th89th
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERABILENETX8.9190th89th
DAEPABILENETX9.0990th89th
BOWIE ELABILENETX9.4490th88th
WYLIE EAST ELABILENETX9.4990th88th