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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

SchoolCityState down arrow . Toxic Hazardpercentile in USpercentile in state
MASON H SMASONTX0.0099th99th
FLORES ELUVALDETX0.0099th99th
RT BARRERA ELROMATX0.0099th99th
INGRAM TOM MOORE H SINGRAMTX0.0099th99th
PADUCAH SCHOOLPADUCAHTX0.0099th99th
MCCAMEY H SMCCAMEYTX0.0099th99th
RINGGOLD ELRIO GRANDE CITYTX0.0099th99th
BLAKEMORE MIDDLEBOYS RANCHTX0.0099th99th
OZONA ELOZONATX0.0099th99th
SOUTH ELLAMESATX0.0099th99th
PERRYTON J HPERRYTONTX0.0099th99th
WELLINGTON ELWELLINGTONTX0.0099th99th
HARPER ELHARPERTX0.0099th99th
HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCHINGRAMTX0.0099th99th
MASON J HMASONTX0.0099th99th
SWEET HOME ELSWEET HOMETX0.0099th99th
G O A L S PROGRAMYOAKUMTX0.0099th99th
CROSSROADS ACADEMYUVALDETX0.0099th99th
EMMA VERA ELROMATX0.0099th99th
BALMORHEA SCHOOLBALMORHEATX0.0099th99th