The prestigious institution was founded by great men of vision under the leadership of the founding member Shri S.R. Kanthi, the then minister of education in 1967, in memory of Kittur Rani Channamma. The foundation stone was laid by Smt Indira Gandhi the Prime minister at that time and school was declared open in 1969 by VKRV Rao, the Union minister for education. KRCRSSG is the only school exclusively for girls on the lines of Military and Sainik school pattern and attracts cadets from all over India. The school is CBSE Affiliated Vide CBSE Affiliation Code No 830488, and has implemented CBSE Pattern Classes from Class VI to Class XII. The school has a memorandum of understanding with Saginaw Valley State University, University Centre – Michigan and Carolltan Public School, Michigan, USA and Saginaw Township Community Schools about 800 girl cadets are currently pursuing their education and excelling in various state and national level competitions in academic, sports, NCC, Scouts and Guides and training programs organized by the Indian Armed forces.