Enemy Swim Day School

Enemy Swim Day School is an intimate K-5 school in Waubay, South Dakota, overseen by Enemy Swim Day School. The school instructs 158 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Enemy Swim Day School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Operationally, Enemy Swim Day School answers to Enemy Swim Day School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Enemy Swim Day School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

On the resource side, On paper, Enemy Swim Day School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 158.0:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Day County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Day County shows median household income runs about $66,033, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Day County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 881 students), of which Enemy Swim Day School is one.

Waubay High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Enemy Swim Day School has fell 9%, going from 174 students in 2018 to 158 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Enemy Swim Day School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.