<p>I think that if you look at the numbers it makes sense that smaller schools with good athletic programs will have a higher percentage of recruited athletes than larger schools even if the larger school has good athletic programs.</p>
<p>My kids go to a small private school with strong athletic programs. The school graduates around 250 students a year (max). We have 15 sports. The local public school graduates around 650 students a year and has 14 sports. Since the number of sports are similar it makes sense that the smaller school will have a larger percentage of recruited athletes just because it will have a larger percentage of athletes at the school.</p>
<p>My son is a D3 football player. While it is possible to walk on to a D3 football team most players are recruited. They don’t have athletic scholarships but the coaches do try to lure them to their school to play.</p>