Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

"Now, when we compare ourselves against that same benchmark, the southern regional average, we found ourselves last year $1,700 dollars below that mark, and projecting out to next year," Songy said, "If nothing is done, we'll be $2,100 under the southern regional average."

Hypothesis: They were 60% below the benchmark.
It's impossible to say