101.  Though the district spends less per pupil than the state average, the children score better than average on tests from fourth-grade reading tests to the SAT.

102.  Though TAAS scores were higher, Edgewood had failed to close the gap with the state average.

103.  To get on the list, a school must score well below the state average on standardized math and reading tests.

104.  Though three points below the national average, the score was 46 points above the state average.

105.  To the extent they've caused education to regress to a state average, they've undermined excellence."

106.  Unemployment is little changed and at 9.2 percent is nearly double the state average.

107.  Unemployment for the region in September rose slightly to 3.8 percent from 3.7 in September 1997, but was still well below the state average of 6.3 percent.

108.  Unemployment rates in Bolivar County sit at 8.4 percent, compared with the state average of 5.9 percent.

109.  Unemployment, at about 10 percent, is five times the state average.

110.  We did better than the state average and we would expect to.