Students living in Crescent Township attend the Moon Area School District.

Across the Ohio River to the northeast, Crescent Township runs adjacent with Leetsdale.

Crescent Township is served by the Moon Area School District.

Some scenes in the movie The Silence of the Lambs were filmed in the Glenwillard neighborhood of Crescent Township.

The CSX Transportation (formerly Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad) tracks that traverse the township are clearly visible in the establishing shots.