Despite federal legislation and a clear precedent established by the judiciary, the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms remains problematic. The purpose of this quantitative research was to understand teacher attitudes toward inclusion in rural and urban school settings and the underlying factors influencing those teacher's attitudes. The theoretical basis for this study was drawn from Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Fromm's writings on self- awareness. This non experimental quantitative research study sampled 50 rural and 50 urban regular education teachers in a southern U.S. state. All study participants completed the Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion (STATIC). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a t - test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The alpha level for this study was set at p < .05. Results indicated that teacher attitudes toward individuals with disabilities and inclusion were similar in both settings. Teachers' STATIC scores suggested a positive correlation between teacher attitude toward inclusion and both class size and number of special education students enrolled in a class. This study contributes to social change by identifying factors to consider when planning for inclusion of special education student in regular classrooms. The implications of this study demonstrate that location does not play a part in teacher attitudes toward inclusion.