The modern educational environment is characterized by an increase in the influence of factors of uncertainty and instability. Based on a comparative analysis of the concepts of control, their improved typology has been formed. To form the model of the risk control system, the authors have chosen the concepts of control, focused on the management information system, the management system with an emphasis on management functions and coordination of the management process. The definition of the economic category "risk control" was formulated. The theoretical foundations of the formation of the risk control system of educational institutions have been improved.