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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 down arrow . percentile in state
PINE TREE J HLONGVIEWTX70,304.472nd4th
SOUTH SHORE MONTESSORILEAGUE CITYTX70,008.242nd4th
AMPARO GUTIERREZ ELLAREDOTX69,926.372nd4th
SHELDON LAKE ELHOUSTONTX69,797.872nd4th
THE RHODES SCHOOL - NORTHSHOREHOUSTONTX69,639.042nd4th
BOBBY SHAW MIDDLEPASADENATX69,287.722nd4th
ROSS ELHOUSTONTX69,162.182nd4th
TEGELER CAREER CENTERPASADENATX68,991.522nd4th
TEAGUE ELPASADENATX68,991.522nd4th
The Professional Cosmetology AcademyLaredoTX68,799.642nd4th
GUIDANCE CENTERPASADENATX68,659.092nd4th
WOODCREEK MIDDLEHOUSTONTX68,654.742nd4th
FORT BEND ISD EARLY LITERACY CENTERHOUSTONTX68,639.812nd4th
ROARK ELARLINGTONTX68,354.562nd4th
TEXAS CITY H STEXAS CITYTX68,242.882nd4th
MONTGOMERY ELHOUSTONTX68,135.402nd4th
H M CARROLL ELHOUSTONTX67,724.962nd4th
San Jacinto Community College District - Generation Park CampusHoustonTX67,495.122nd4th
San Jacinto Community College District - Generation Park CampusHoustonTX67,495.122nd4th
PASADENA HIGH SCHOOLPASADENATX67,280.562nd4th