The school system consists of four elementary schools with grades pre K-3, two intermediate schools with grades 4-6, one middle school with grades 7-8, and one high school with grades 9-12.Approximately 2,200 students attend the eight Fort Knox schools. All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a comprehensive rating.

To facilitate teaching and learning,Fort Knox schools operate on a single academic year calendar. The calendar has four instructional quarters, separated by one or two week-long breaks.The summer break is approximately nine weeks in length.

The FKCS Board of Education is elected by and represents the parents and guardians of students enrolled in the Fort Knox schools. The fivemember board advises the superintendent on matters ranging from curricular to extra-curricular and from programs to policies.The board meets monthly, except that no meeting is held in December or July.Meetings are open to the community, and public participation is encouraged. The board's meeting schedule and agenda are published in Turret, the post newspaper.

The school district's Mastery Learning initiative provides students additional time and opportunity to learn and achieve at high levels.

Mastery Learning utilizes a teach, re-teach, test, re-test component. Mastery Learning has resulted in approximately 70 percent of the student population earning grades of A and B in most subjects. These academic successes have positively impacted students' self-concepts and confidence levels.

DoD Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools are responsible for providing an appropriate education for all students. Some students have special needs that cannot be met exclusively through the regular education curriculum.According to DDESS regulations, all children ages three through 21 with special education needs must be identified, evaluated and served through the school system. Related services, such as speech/language, occupational therapy, physical therapy and special transportation are made available to special education students who require such assistance.

A child who will be four years old by October 1 is eligible to enroll in the pre-kindergarten program. To enroll in kindergarten, a child must be five years old by October 1.

At each school, guidance counselors work with and advise students throughout the year. Also at every school,nursing services are available to provide professional health care to students.