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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
FIRST FRIENDS DAY SCHOOLPASADENATX60,465.632nd5th
WEST ORANGE-STARK ELORANGETX60,358.272nd5th
WHISPERING PINES ELHUMBLETX60,104.102nd5th
HUMBLE MIDDLEHUMBLETX60,104.102nd5th
EAST TEXAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLLONGVIEWTX60,078.192nd5th
HORACE MANN J HBAYTOWNTX60,073.322nd5th
LAKESHORE ELHOUSTONTX60,069.832nd5th
KIDS R KIDS NO. 35 HUMBLEHOUSTONTX60,069.832nd5th
KIDS R KIDS #35 TX LAKESHOREHOUSTONTX60,069.832nd5th
BAYTOWN CHRISTIAN ACADEMYBAYTOWNTX60,061.792nd5th
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLORANGETX60,013.292nd5th
ASHBEL SMITH ELBAYTOWNTX59,980.502nd5th
Houston Training School-Main CampusHoustonTX59,885.772nd5th
WHITTIER ELHOUSTONTX59,885.772nd5th
CLARK MIDDLELAREDOTX59,798.412nd5th
CROSBY MIDDLECROSBYTX59,527.702nd5th
CROSBY ELCROSBYTX59,527.702nd5th
ATASCOCITA SPRINGS ELHUMBLETX59,141.582nd5th
CLARK ELLAREDOTX59,089.862nd5th
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredoTX59,025.002nd5th