31.  New districts would have to be at or above the state average in wealth and leave behind districts whose wealth would be essentially unchanged.

32.  Ninety-five percent scored at or above grade level in the 1996-97 school year, compared with the New York state average of 86.1 percent.

33.  Of course, that's not saying a whole lot since the state average isn't exactly great.

34.  On average, their yields match the state average of 2.3 bales per acre.

35.  Of the 10 counties with the highest percentage of black voters, nine had ballot spoilage rates higher than the state average.

36.  On the fourth-grade math test, Holliday exceeded the state average in the percentage of students scoring at the proficient and advanced levels.

37.  On most individual tests, students in the Los Angeles Unified School District topped state averages.

38.  Once again students in the Fayette County school system have turned in test scores leagues and miles ahead of the state average, near the national top.

39.  One-fifth of the county's residents live in poverty, almost double the state average.

40.  Only one high school has an attendance rate over the state average of 91.9 percent.