Rapid City Central Cobblers Rapid City Stevens Raiders Tea Area Titans Watertown Arrows The Eastern South Dakota Conference consists of eight of the Class AA teams in the East River Region of South Dakota.
The Metro Conference was formed due to travel concerns as the distance between Sioux Falls and Rapid City is 396 miles.
In football that leaves Aberdeen Central, Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Watertown, and Yankton in 11AA with a couple of other teams.
Due to the massive growth to the Sioux Falls area and its schools, there is concern that Brandon and Harrisburg might just become too big for the ESD.
In 2023 it was announced that Tea Area would join the ESD in the 2024–25 season, which will move them up to Class AA in all sports.