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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 up arrow . percentile in state
MENARD ELEMENTARY/JHMENARDTX0.0099th99th
NUECES CANYON ELCAMP WOODTX0.0099th99th
PAINT CREEK SCHOOLHASKELLTX0.0099th99th
YOAKUM PRIYOAKUMTX0.0099th99th
EZZELL ELHALLETTSVILLETX0.0099th99th
IRAAN ELIRAANTX0.0099th99th
ST MARY'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFREDERICKSBURGTX0.0099th99th
REAGAN COUNTY ELBIG LAKETX0.0099th99th
MORALES J HUVALDETX0.0099th99th
JAMES L WRIGHT ELPERRYTONTX0.0099th99th
RT BARRERA ELROMATX0.0099th99th
ROCHELLE SCHOOLROCHELLETX0.0099th99th
GUS BIRDWELL ELSPEARMANTX0.0099th99th
ST PHILIP'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOLUVALDETX0.0099th99th
DANIELS ELKERRVILLETX0.0099th99th
NORMAN M THOMAS ELFREERTX0.0099th99th
MUNDAY ELMUNDAYTX0.0099th99th
OUR LADY OF THE HILLS REG CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLKERRVILLETX0.0099th99th
NUECES CANYON JH/HSBARKSDALETX0.0099th99th
LAMESA SCHOOLSLAMESATX0.0099th99th