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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
SCARBOROUGH ELHOUSTONTX46,707.962nd6th
NEWPORT ELCROSBYTX46,693.492nd6th
BROOKLINE ELHOUSTONTX46,666.752nd6th
PIERCE ELLAREDOTX46,621.292nd6th
C D LANDOLT ELFRIENDSWOODTX46,617.072nd6th
DUNBAR MIDDLEDICKINSONTX46,609.902nd6th
BAYOU VILLAGE SCHOOLHOUSTONTX46,534.352nd6th
LOOSCAN ELHOUSTONTX46,534.352nd6th
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTHHOUSTONTX46,534.352nd6th
P H GREENE ELWEBSTERTX46,520.042nd6th
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - LAREDOLAREDOTX46,461.192nd6th
GRANTHAM ACADEMYHOUSTONTX46,409.212nd6th
SILVERLINE MONTESSORI SCHOOL - SHADOW CREEKPEARLANDTX46,273.902nd6th
PEARLAND HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYPEARLANDTX46,273.902nd6th
BUSSEY MIDDLEGARLANDTX46,116.522nd6th
SAN LEON ELDICKINSONTX46,100.272nd6th
KASHMERE H SHOUSTONTX46,078.852nd6th
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CLASSICAL SCHOOLLONGVIEWTX45,942.922nd6th
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDOLAREDOTX45,916.452nd7th
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDOLAREDOTX45,916.452nd7th