Many states now mandate or recommend the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in public schools to control pests while reducing the risk of pesticide exposure to children. However, Extension educators who promote school IPM often lack information about factors that may affect school administrator’s decisions to adopt (or not adopt) IPM as part of school policy. A survey of school administrators was conducted to determine the rate of pest management policy adoption and to identify factors affecting adoption and implementation of IPM in Indiana K-12 public school corporations. Survey response rates were approximately 60% for each of two separate questionnaires, one on pest management policy and the other on IPM practices. Preliminary analysis indicates a relationship between adoption of IPM and several demographic factors, including school size, budget, and organizational complexity. Respondents identified “assistance from pest control contractor” and “attending an IPM workshop” as the most helpful factors supporting IPM implementation, and reported “time constraints” and “lack of adequate staff” as the most important barriers to implementing IPM. Although a moderate percent of Indiana school corporations reported use of a full IPM program, analysis revealed differences between an academically defined IPM program and actual pest management practices among schools that reported using IPM. These results have important implications for Extension educators and others who are promoting IPM adoption in schools and other urban environments.