11.   By comparing the results submitted by Bier and DiBlasio with those of other doctors, the state found that they detected far fewer cancers than the state average.

12.   CCA notes that per-diem costs at all three facilities came in far below the state average.

13.   For a city with growing enrollment and class sizes that are already larger than the state average, any loss of funds is harmful.

14.   Fourth-graders approach state averages on standardized tests, but by the seventh-grade just a third can read or do math at their grade level.

15.   Fourth-graders approach state averages on standardized tests, but by the seventh grade just a third can read or do math at their grade level.

16.   Growth of most cities far exceeded state averages while the rural population shrank.

17.   Health authorities raised concerns that leukemia deaths in Carson County, in which Pantex is situated, were twice the state average.

18.   In a few underachieving urban school districts, spending per pupil is above the state average.

19.   In Lehigh and Northampton counties, unemployment is baseboard low, and job growth is ahead of the state average.

20.   In fact, residents of Concord have far lower rates of lung cancer than the state average.