1.  Districts like South Brunswick, she said, "produce solid academic results while spending below the state average."

2.  During much of that time, 9 out of 15 towns on the Cape had breast cancer rates above the state average.

3.  ENTERPRISE ZONE: Would create a high-technology enterprise zone in upstate counties where employment growth is below the state average.

4.  For 1996, California employers are projecting raises of between 3.8 percent to 4.2 percent with an overall state average of 3.9 percent.

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

6.  For a $100,000 home, the state average for homeowners insurance is $625, but that can rise to more than $1,000 in risky coastal areas.

7.  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.

8.  Forty-one percent of its fourth graders met the reading goal, compared with the state average of 45 percent.

9.  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.

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