<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 B000000 03/31/95
000 C000000 790257
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0.a
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 EATON VANCE HIGH INCOME TRUST
001 B000000 811-4607
001 C000000 6174828260
002 A000000 24 FEDERAL ST.
002 B000000 BOSTON
002 C000000 MA
002 D010000 02110
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 Y
007 B000000 2
007 C010100 1
007 C020100 EV MARATHON HIGH INCOME FUND
007 C030100 N
007 C010200 2
007 C020200 EV CLASSIC HIGH INCOME FUND
007 C030200 N
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
010 A00AA01 EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
010 B00AA01 801-15930
010 C01AA01 BOSTON
010 C02AA01 MA
010 C03AA01 02110
011 A00AA01 EATON VANCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
011 B00AA01 8-24081
011 C01AA01 BOSTON
011 C02AA01 MA
011 C03AA01 02110
012 A00AA01 THE SHAREHOLDER SERVICES GROUP, INC.
012 B00AA01 85-401761
012 C01AA01 BOSTON
012 C02AA01 MA
012 C03AA01 02110
<PAGE> PAGE 2
013 A00AA01 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
013 B01AA01 BOSTON
013 B02AA01 MA
013 B03AA01 02110
014 A00AA01 EATON VANCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
014 B00AA01 8-24081
015 A00AA01 INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
015 B00AA01 C
015 C01AA01 BOSTON
015 C02AA01 MA
015 C03AA01 02110
015 E03AA01 X
018 00AA00 N
019 A00AA00 Y
019 B00AA00 213
019 C00AA00 EATONVANCE
020 C000001 0
020 C000002 0
020 C000003 0
020 C000004 0
020 C000005 0
020 C000006 0
020 C000007 0
020 C000008 0
020 C000009 0
020 C000010 0
021 000000 0
022 C000001 0
022 D000001 0
022 C000002 0
022 D000002 0
022 C000003 0
022 D000003 0
022 C000004 0
022 D000004 0
022 C000005 0
022 D000005 0
022 C000006 0
022 D000006 0
022 C000007 0
022 D000007 0
022 C000008 0
022 D000008 0
022 C000009 0
022 D000009 0
022 C000010 0
022 D000010 0
023 C000000 0
023 D000000 0
024 00AA00 N
026 A000000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 3
026 B000000 N
026 C000000 N
026 D000000 N
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
027 000000 Y
029 00AA00 N
030 A00AA00 0
030 B00AA00 0.00
030 C00AA00 0.00
037 00AA00 N
038 00AA00 0
039 00AA00 N
040 00AA00 Y
041 00AA00 N
045 00AA00 N
048 00AA00 0.000
048 A01AA00 0
048 A02AA00 0.000
048 B01AA00 0
048 B02AA00 0.000
048 C01AA00 0
048 C02AA00 0.000
048 D01AA00 0
048 D02AA00 0.000
048 E01AA00 0
048 E02AA00 0.000
048 F01AA00 0
048 F02AA00 0.000
048 G01AA00 0
048 G02AA00 0.000
048 H01AA00 0
048 H02AA00 0.000
048 I01AA00 0
048 I02AA00 0.000
048 J01AA00 0
048 J02AA00 0.000
048 K01AA00 0
048 K02AA00 0.000
055 A00AA00 N
055 B00AA00 N
056 00AA00 N
057 00AA00 N
058 A00AA00 N
059 00AA00 Y
060 A00AA00 Y
060 B00AA00 Y
061 00AA00 50
<PAGE> PAGE 4
062 A00AA00 N
062 B00AA00 0.0
062 C00AA00 0.0
062 D00AA00 0.0
062 E00AA00 0.0
062 F00AA00 0.0
062 G00AA00 0.0
062 H00AA00 0.0
062 I00AA00 0.0
062 J00AA00 0.0
062 K00AA00 0.0
062 L00AA00 0.0
062 M00AA00 0.0
062 N00AA00 0.0
062 O00AA00 0.0
062 P00AA00 0.0
062 Q00AA00 0.0
062 R00AA00 0.0
066 A00AA00 N
067 00AA00 N
068 A00AA00 N
068 B00AA00 N
069 00AA00 N
070 A01AA00 Y
070 A02AA00 N
070 B01AA00 Y
070 B02AA00 N
070 C01AA00 Y
070 C02AA00 N
070 D01AA00 Y
070 D02AA00 N
070 E01AA00 Y
070 E02AA00 N
070 F01AA00 Y
070 F02AA00 N
070 G01AA00 Y
070 G02AA00 N
070 H01AA00 Y
070 H02AA00 N
070 I01AA00 N
070 I02AA00 N
070 J01AA00 Y
070 J02AA00 N
070 K01AA00 Y
070 K02AA00 Y
070 L01AA00 Y
070 L02AA00 N
070 M01AA00 Y
070 M02AA00 N
070 N01AA00 Y
070 N02AA00 N
<PAGE> PAGE 5
070 O01AA00 Y
070 O02AA00 N
070 P01AA00 N
070 P02AA00 N
070 Q01AA00 N
070 Q02AA00 N
070 R01AA00 Y
070 R02AA00 N
077 A000000 Y
077 B000000 Y
078 000000 N
080 A00AA00 FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
080 B00AA00 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
080 C00AA00 40000
081 A00AA00 Y
081 B00AA00 245
082 A00AA00 Y
082 B00AA00 100
083 A00AA00 N
083 B00AA00 0
084 A00AA00 N
084 B00AA00 0
085 A00AA00 Y
085 B00AA00 N
028 A010100 9543
028 A020100 1162
028 A030100 0
028 A040100 15628
028 B010100 8044
028 B020100 1030
028 B030100 0
028 B040100 13561
028 C010100 17646
028 C020100 970
028 C030100 0
028 C040100 8136
028 D010100 8640
028 D020100 1112
028 D030100 0
028 D040100 6439
028 E010100 17704
028 E020100 1076
028 E030100 0
028 E040100 4633
028 F010100 7689
028 F020100 1053
028 F030100 0
028 F040100 8843
028 G010100 69266
028 G020100 6402
028 G030100 0
<PAGE> PAGE 6
028 G040100 57240
028 H000100 0
034 000100 Y
035 000100 1479
036 A000100 N
036 B000100 0
071 A000100 0
071 B000100 0
071 C000100 0
071 D000100 0
072 A000100 12
072 B000100 7324
072 C000100 33
072 D000100 0
072 E000100 37521
072 F000100 423
072 G000100 0
072 H000100 0
072 I000100 336
072 J000100 46
072 K000100 70
072 L000100 46
072 M000100 8
072 N000100 67
072 O000100 0
072 P000100 0
072 Q000100 0
072 R000100 45
072 S000100 4
072 T000100 3797
072 U000100 0
072 V000100 0
072 W000100 126
072 X000100 4968
072 Y000100 0
072 Z000100 39910
072AA000100 0
072BB000100 18301
072CC010100 0
072CC020100 11002
072DD010100 39910
072DD020100 0
072EE000100 0
073 A010100 0.6710
073 A020100 0.0000
073 B000100 0.0000
073 C000100 0.0230
074 A000100 0
074 B000100 0
074 C000100 0
074 D000100 0
<PAGE> PAGE 7
074 E000100 0
074 F000100 0
074 G000100 0
074 H000100 0
074 I000100 440440
074 J000100 0
074 K000100 0
074 L000100 1419
074 M000100 0
074 N000100 441859
074 O000100 0
074 P000100 2
074 Q000100 0
074 R010100 0
074 R020100 0
074 R030100 0
074 R040100 2686
074 S000100 0
074 T000100 439171
074 U010100 63483
074 U020100 0
074 V010100 6.92
074 V020100 0.00
074 W000100 0.0000
074 X000100 0
074 Y000100 0
075 A000100 0
075 B000100 419348
076 000100 0.00
028 A010200 227
028 A020200 7
028 A030200 0
028 A040200 101
028 B010200 172
028 B020200 7
028 B030200 0
028 B040200 173
028 C010200 663
028 C020200 6
028 C030200 0
028 C040200 10
028 D010200 108
028 D020200 12
028 D030200 0
028 D040200 343
028 E010200 450
028 E020200 11
028 E030200 0
028 E040200 187
028 F010200 220
028 F020200 10
<PAGE> PAGE 8
028 F030200 0
028 F040200 418
028 G010200 1840
028 G020200 52
028 G030200 0
028 G040200 1232
028 H000200 0
034 000200 Y
035 000200 0
036 A000200 N
036 B000200 0
071 A000200 0
071 B000200 0
071 C000200 0
071 D000200 0
072 A000200 10
072 B000200 0
072 C000200 0
072 D000200 0
072 E000200 123
072 F000200 0
072 G000200 0
072 H000200 0
072 I000200 1
072 J000200 1
072 K000200 0
072 L000200 16
072 M000200 0
072 N000200 14
072 O000200 0
072 P000200 0
072 Q000200 0
072 R000200 1
072 S000200 1
072 T000200 12
072 U000200 8
072 V000200 0
072 W000200 0
072 X000200 53
072 Y000200 37
072 Z000200 107
072AA000200 0
072BB000200 12
072CC010200 0
072CC020200 30
072DD010200 107
072DD020200 0
072EE000200 0
073 A010200 0.7350
073 A020200 0.0000
073 B000200 0.0000
<PAGE> PAGE 9
073 C000200 0.0260
074 A000200 0
074 B000200 0
074 C000200 0
074 D000200 0
074 E000200 0
074 F000200 0
074 G000200 0
074 H000200 0
074 I000200 2112
074 J000200 0
074 K000200 37
074 L000200 122
074 M000200 40
074 N000200 2311
074 O000200 0
074 P000200 0
074 Q000200 0
074 R010200 0
074 R020200 0
074 R030200 0
074 R040200 235
074 S000200 0
074 T000200 2076
074 U010200 220
074 U020200 0
074 V010200 9.43
074 V020200 0.00
074 W000200 0.0000
074 X000200 0
074 Y000200 0
075 A000200 0
075 B000200 1475
076 000200 0.00
SIGNATURE BARBARA E. CAMPBELL
TITLE ASSISTANT TREASURER
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 1
<NAME> EV MARATHON HIGH INCOME FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1995
<PERIOD-START> APR-01-1994
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 460292
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 440440
<RECEIVABLES> 1419
<ASSETS-OTHER> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 441859
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 2688
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 2688
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 522994
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 63483
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 1375
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (62597)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (19852)
<NET-ASSETS> 439171
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 33
<INTEREST-INCOME> 7324
<OTHER-INCOME> 37521
<EXPENSES-NET> 4968
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 39910
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (18301)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (11002)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 10607
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 39910
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 1366
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 207324
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 149819
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 13076
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 39912
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 423
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 4968
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 419348
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 7.45
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.671
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.507)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.671
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.023
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 6.92
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.78
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 2
<NAME> EV CLASSIC HIGH INCOME FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> OTHER
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1995
<PERIOD-START> JUN-08-1994
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 2141
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 2112
<RECEIVABLES> 159
<ASSETS-OTHER> 40
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 2311
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 235
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 235
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 2119
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 220
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 315
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (12)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (30)
<NET-ASSETS> 2076
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 0
<OTHER-INCOME> 123
<EXPENSES-NET> 16
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 107
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (12)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (30)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 65
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 107
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 4
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 4486
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 2426
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 62
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 2076
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 53
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 1475
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 10.00
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.735
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.544)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.735
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.026
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.43
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.04
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
