1.   Already, despite zero-tolerance drug programs in place in public school, marijuana use among San Marcos teens is higher than the state average, he said.

2.   Although its test scores have been edging up, they are still well below state averages.

3.   And the declines in New York City, Chicago and Newark have lagged the state average by only a small percentage.

4.   - As was the case a decade ago, Wyandotte and Miami counties are below state averages for the percentage of adults with post-secondary degrees.

5.   -- The number of households headed by single females is twice the state average.

6.   -- The foreclosure rate on residential properties in the nine-county Bay Area is less than half the state average, according to DataQuick Information Systems.

7.   According to DSS Commissioner Linda Carlisle, the rate of abuse or neglect cases among Wampanoag families is lower than the state average.

8.   But in each of those cities, the declines lagged the state average.

9.   But students in the poorest districts approached state averages after taking the test up to four times.

10.   But, as striking as the statistics sound, only the suicide attempts and pregnancy rates were significantly higher than state averages.