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pupil to teacher ratio of 23 to 1. Students attend VandenBerge Junior High School,,.grades 7-9, and then go on to Elk River Senior High School, grades 10-12. The combined enrollment for the two schools is 1,894. The two schools have an average pupil to teacher ratio of 30 to 1. There are also three parochial schools available to Ramsey children in Elk River: St. John's (K-8), St. Andrew's (K-6), and Alliance Academy (K-12) with a combined enrollment of 596. All previous figures determined during July 1990. The remainder of the City is served by schools in the neighboring City of Anoka, with the exception of the Ramsey Elementary School, which is located within the City limits of Ram.sey. Franklin and Ramsey Elementary Schools have a combined enrollment of 1,298 students with a pupil to teacher ratio of 27 to 1. Sandburg Middle School, located less than three miles from Ramsey, has an enrollment of 931 students, and serves grades 5-7. The pupil to teacher ratio is 22 to 1. Fred Moore Junior High School and Anoka Senior High School have a combined enrollment of 4,116 and a pupil to teacher ratio of 21 to 1. St. Stephen's and Meadow Creek are parochial schools that serve grades K-12 and have a combined enrollment of 898. 48.4% of the seniors graduating from the Anoka-Hennepin School District go on to college. These figures are from July 1990. The closest center for vocational training is the Anoka Technical Institute. Other vocational technical institutes are also available in the area. The nearest community college is Anoka- Ramsey, located in nearby Coon Rapids. The Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota is located 20 miles south of Ramsey. There are also 18 other four year colleges in the Twin Cities area. PUBLIC SERVICES The City of Ramsey provides its own Police protection. The force includes 8 officers, a Police Chief, department secretary and a data entry clerk. The department provides 24 hour service, 7 days a week. Ramsey contracts with the Anoka-Champlin and Elk River Fire Departments. As of 1990 the City of Ramsey has a volunteer Fire Department with a force of 24 firefighters. In the future the Ramsey Volunteer Fire Department will be fully capable of handling the fire fighting needs of the entire community. HEALTH CARE Ramsey Medical Center, a non-trauma health care facility, is located at 5300-153rd Avenue N.W. and is staffed with two doctors Monday through Saturday. A similar center is the Urgent Care Facility in Coon Rapids located 12 miles away. Mercy Hospital is located 5 miles from Ramsey in Coon Rapids. Emergency medical response time is under 10 minutes. Residents also utilize the .many hospitals in the metropolitan area which are less than a one-hour drive away. Also within the City are two dental clinics and two chiropractic facilities. LIBRARIES The City's library is a local branch of the Anoka County Library and offers a wide range of services. Regional libraries are Anoka County Library, Hennepin County Library, and Elk River Library. HOUSING Ramsey offers housing in a wide price range. The median sale price of homes in 1990 is approximately $90,000. There are approximately 400 lots without sewer and water and 50 lots with sewer and water available for development. Home ownership is the predominant