VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The competitive imbalance in some high school sports is leading some schools across North Dakota to support a three-class system.

Valley City Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson is a strong supporter of moving to a three-class system. He said Valley City public schools will soon meet the Class B enrollment threshold and he believes Valley City shouldn’t be competing against smaller schools, that’s why he supports a three-class system.

Earlier this year, he told the school board that the North Dakota High School Activities Association will discuss a three-class system if more than 60 percent of the school districts in the state support the idea. Johnson said the results of a statewide survey should be ready in a couple of months. He made these comments during a school board meeting on August 17th in Valley City.

Johnson said the competitive imbalance is also leading to declining participation in some activities in the Valley City Public School District.