“I am just unsure of the d3 money situation as I know they can’t give athletic scholarships but some kids seem to get really good $.”
I obviously don’t know the people who are telling you this, so take this with a grain of salt. There are a lot of parents who puff the scholarship amount. The term full ride gets thrown around a lot, but it’s pretty rare outside of FB and BB Div1. For example, there were 2 swimmers and their parents who claimed they were getting a full ride at my D’s school last year, but a quick private chat with the coach revealed the amounts were half and third.
btw, have you had your son work on the ACT score? With some dedicated studying he can bring that up and attract a lot more interest.