This is entirely the fault of the public school system churning kids through like a mill. Instead of focussing on helping kids, the directive is to ensure federal funding. sports teams get the highest attention as they can lead to college scholarships. This then drives up the numbers of graduates that attend college thus making the school numbers look good. Those who are not athletes, or savants of any kind are are pushed thorugh and not given the attention needed in order to help them survive the real world.