Founded in 1893, it survived for over 113 years until closing in July 2006 due to a declining student population.

The campus sits on 18 acres (73,000 m2) in north-central Kentucky, in the town of Millersburg, Bourbon County.

The school was founded in 1893 on the property of the former Kentucky Wesleyan College and moved to its current location in 1920.

[2] The school filed for bankruptcy and stopped the sale and attempted the restructuring of its debt.

[3] However, the restructuring efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and Forest Hill Military Academy went back into bankruptcy and its campus was foreclosed in 2016.