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About Foster
Township in Pennsylvania, USFoster Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,413 at the 2020 census. Foster Township police services are provided by White Haven Police Department. Emergency medical services are provided jointly by Freeland Northside Community Ambulance and White Haven Rescue Unit. Fearnots Volunteer Fire Company is Foster Township's Fire Department.
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Health in Foster
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Schools in Foster
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The public schools Foster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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