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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
PLEASANTVILLE ELHOUSTONTX52,704.012nd5th
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LAREDO NORTHLAREDOTX52,607.082nd5th
The Vocational Nursing Institute IncHoustonTX52,516.002nd5th
STEVENSON MIDDLEHOUSTONTX52,289.592nd5th
HUMBLE COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERHUMBLETX52,181.252nd5th
EARLY LEARNING WINGHUMBLETX52,181.252nd5th
SOUTH HOUSTON ELSO HOUSTONTX52,155.762nd6th
OATES ELHOUSTONTX52,027.752nd6th
SPRING HILL INTLONGVIEWTX52,001.822nd6th
SPRING HILL H SLONGVIEWTX52,001.822nd6th
SPRING HILL J HLONGVIEWTX52,001.822nd6th
PEARL HALL ELSO HOUSTONTX51,987.912nd6th
LITTLE CYPRESS ELORANGETX51,940.702nd6th
LITTLE CYPRESS INTORANGETX51,940.702nd6th
LITTLE CYPRESS J HORANGETX51,710.122nd6th
WEST ORANGE-STARK MIDDLEORANGETX51,588.882nd6th
MATTHYS ELSOUTH HOUSTONTX51,467.782nd6th
SOUTH HOUSTON INTSO HOUSTONTX51,467.782nd6th
PORT HOUSTON ELHOUSTONTX51,400.172nd6th
WESTBROOK INTFRIENDSWOODTX51,364.902nd6th