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.
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 Marion County 1971 Central Suburban Indiana School for the Deaf Indianapolis Deaf Hoosiers 49 Marion 1945 Independents 1971 Independents Pike Indianapolis Red Devils 49 Marion 1945 Marion County 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 Carmel2 Carmel Greyhounds 29 Hamilton 1952 Hamilton County 1967 SagamoreJackson Central3ArcadiaEagles 29 Hamilton1961Hamilton County1965none (consolidated intoHamilton Heights) 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
Franklin Central was known as Franklin Township until 1960. Carmel played concurrently in the CDC and HCC 1952–58. Jackson Central played concurrently in the CDC and HCC 1961–65.
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