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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
McMurry UniversityAbileneTX10.9889th88th
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbileneTX11.1489th88th
TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENEABILENETX11.1689th88th
OCEANS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHABILENETX11.5889th88th
COOPER H SABILENETX12.0889th87th
MARTINEZ ELABILENETX12.2389th87th
PREMIER H S OF ABILENEABILENETX12.7789th87th
Texas College of Cosmetology-AbileneAbileneTX12.8989th87th
THE KENLEY SCHOOLABILENETX13.0789th87th
CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTARTABILENETX13.1789th87th
JACKSON ELABILENETX13.3389th87th
MADISON MIDDLEABILENETX13.3389th87th
Neecee's Barber CollegeAbileneTX13.3589th87th
EARLY EDUCATION SERVICESABILENETX14.2488th87th
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLABILENETX14.2488th87th
ORTIZ ELABILENETX16.6088th85th
NEW J J A E PABILENETX17.1787th85th
ABILENE H SABILENETX17.1787th85th
MANN MIDDLEABILENETX19.2387th84th
AUSTIN ELABILENETX19.3787th84th