Capital District Conference

The Capital District Conference in Indiana. Counties in red contained schools at the time of disbanding, counties in pink contained former member schools who left before conference folded.

The Capital District Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference from 1945 to 1971. Made up of Indianapolis area schools, it included smaller suburban schools and private schools until the growth of the suburban Indianapolis area had caused the public schools to grow larger. These schools eventually sought out similar-sized schools to compete with, and by 1971, these schools became the nucleus of the Central Suburban Conference, as more suburban public schools joined, with the smaller private schools dropping out to become independent.

In addition to the schools listed below, Jackson Central (the "Eagles"), from north Hamilton County, was a member in the early 1960s, before its departure in 1965 (by way of being consolidated with Walnut Grove to form Hamilton Heights High School.)

Schools

School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference joined
Beech Grove Beech Grove Hornets                49
Marion		 1945 Independents 1971 Central Suburban
Franklin Central1 Indianapolis Flashes                49
Marion		 1945 Independents 1971 Central Suburban
Indiana School
for the Deaf		 Indianapolis Deaf
Hoosiers		           49
Marion		 1945 Independents 1971 Independents
Pike Indianapolis Red Devils           49
Marion		 1945 Independents 1971 Central Suburban
Sacred Heart Indianapolis Spartans           49
Marion		 1945 Independents 1966 none (school closed)
Lawrence Central Indianapolis Bears           49
Marion		 1949 Mid-State 1971 Central Suburban
Carmel Carmel Greyhounds           29
Hamilton		 1952 Independents 1967 Sagamore
Greenfield Greenfield Tigers                30
Hancock		 1953 Hancock County 1969 none (consolidated
into Greenfield
Central)
Greenfield
Central		 Greenfield Cougars                30
Hancock		 1969 none (new school) 1971 Central Suburban
  1. Franklin Central was known as Franklin Township until 1960.

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