Check your service manual for correct adjustments. You will find when adjusted correctly, as Dtrigg said, that's the way they are.
You can play around a little here and there to move the engagement and disengagement up or down, but you really need to be careful that you don't end up in a situation where your not getting full seperation of the clutch plate to the flywheel or full release of the T/O bearing.
Both lead to bigger problems.