21.  In nearby Shelburne, the unemployment rate this year has been nearly three times the state average.

22.  Inside Denver, 15 percent of children now go to private schools, the highest rate in the region and twice the state average.

23.  Its average SAT score for 1998 was 1014 _ 46 points higher than the state average.

24.  It's one of the reasons the town of 1,757 has an unemployment rate double the state average.

25.  Jail officials cut consumption by 100 mop heads a month, but usage still exceeds the state average by 230 mop heads a month, a subsequent audit found.

26.  Last month, the state average was $1.21.

27.  Lahey's mortality rate for coronary artery bypass surgery without cardiac catheterization was 0.9 percent, compared with the state average of 1.4 percent.

28.  Many were waiting for their individual child's scores as far more meaningful than the state averages.

29.  Median test scores in the Peoria district exceeded state averages.

30.  Motion picture employment soared past aircraft employment in 1993, offering jobs that pay 40 percent higher than the state average.